)[1] was an Afghan politician, and jointly the first woman elected to parliament in the country.
In 1945 she married M. Abubakr; the couple had two daughters and a son, and divorced in 1970.
[1] After leaving Zarghuna Girls School, she worked as general director of the Women's Welfare Society until 1962, before joining the Ministry of Education in 1963.
[3] She was one of the first six women to be member of Parliament after the 1965 elections: Anahita Ratibzad of Kabul, Khadija Ahrari of Kabul, Ruqia Abubakr of Kandhahar and Masuma Esmati of Herat for the House of the People, and Homaira Saljuqi and Aziza Gardizi for the Senate.
[5] Abubakr returned to the Ministry of Education, serving as national director of the literacy programme from 1972 until 1973.