She was elected to the Nigerian House of Representatives as a candidate of the ruling party APC in the federal constituency of Gwoza, Chibok and Damboa Borno State in the 8th National Assembly.
Bashir received her GCE certificate from the Federal Government College at Maiduguri in 1984.
She was awarded the BSc in education in 1988, the MEd in Administration and Planning in 1992, and a PhD in philosophy in 2002.
She advocates project that will improve the lives of Boko Haram insurgency victims, especially women and children.
[3][4] In 2021 she was appointed the Director General of the National Centre for Women Development by President Muhammadu Buhari.