Religious Scholar, Orator, and Founder-CEO of the Bakari Aid Foundation
Born on August 15, 1974, in Faisalabad, the third-largest city in Pakistan, she is the daughter of Syed Hussain Bakari and Fatima Sabzwari. She is the youngest of his siblings, having three brothers and three sisters. Her religious affiliation is Shia.
In 1984, she embarked on an educational journey to Qom, Iran, where she pursued higher studies at Al-Zahra University. Her academic pursuits covered various subjects, including Arabic, Persian, Islamic studies, principles of jurisprudence, exegesis, philosophy, and history. She achieved a Master’s and Honorary Doctorate degree from there.
Returning to Pakistan after 1998, she completed her Bachelor’s in Arabic and Islamic Studies and a Master’s in Arabic from the renowned Wafaq-ul-Madaris Institute.
As a renowned orator, she has delivered speeches in more than 49 cities across 14 different countries.
Some of the awards she has received during her years of active service include:
– Quran Hakeem Award in 2007, presented to her by the Institute of Islamic Knowledge. This marked the first time the award was bestowed upon a female researcher.
– Allama Rashed Turabi Centenary Award in 2009, where she was nominated alongside numerous prominent scholars from around the world, with she ultimately being selected as the most deserving female scholar.
– Quran Hakeem Award, Karachi, in 2011, granted by the IIT Institute.
– Remarkable Women Award in 2012 by the National Heroes Foundation.
She currently holds the position of CEO at the Bokhari Aid Foundation, a non-governmental charitable organization established in June 2011.
