Sumera made history when she was elected as a parliamentarian at the age of 26 for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, representing the ruling party, Tehreek-e-Insaf. She was the first female member of the Public Accounts Committee, and served as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health, leading elected parliamentarians and providing expertise in public health. She currently holds the office of Chairperson of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus KP, and is a member of the Child Rights & Protection Commission,
Sumera hails from a conservative district in Pakistan where a terrorist attack destroyed her family home in 2009 in the era of Talibanisation, and has had a long journey of political involvement. She is a proponent for women and youth empowerment, an advocate for better public health services, a human rights activist, and a professional Doctor.
Sumera is passionate about uplifting marginalized and less privileged communities. From grassroots engagement to district and provincial level, she supports both governmental and community programs. Her achievements include initiating The Young Parliamentary Forum, introducing a bill on HIV and Aids awareness, and successfully lobbying for laws on Reproductive Health Rights, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Child Marriages.
As the Chairperson of WPC-KP, Sumera has partnered and collaborated with various national, Provincial, and international organizations to achieve social inclusion, gender equality, andsustainable development in Pakistan.
