Bushra Maneka also famous as Bushra Bibi is 22nd Prime Minster Imran Khan’s 3rd wife. Bushra Maneka is ex-wife of Government Official Khawar Maneka with whom she has three daughters and two sons.
Bushra Maneka is known for her connection to Sufism that’s why she is also famous as ‘Pinky Peerni’.
Early Life (Age, Education & Family):
Bushra Maneka belongs to central Punjab, she was born on August 16, 1968. Bushra Bibi’s hometown is located in Pakpattan which is 250 KM away from Lahore. She received her education from Lahore and Islamabad.
Bushra Maneka belongs to a Wattoo clan, Manekas is a sub-clan of Wattoo clan. Details regarding her family including father, mother, sister and brother are not available.
Bushra Bibi’s hometown Pakpattan is known for being home to Shrine of Baba Farid, Bushra Bibi is spiritual follower of Baba Farid.
Personal Life (Marriage, Husband & Children):
Bushra Bibi’s marriage with Imran Khan is her 2nd marriage, her 1st marriage was with a government official Khawar Farid Maneka. Khawar Maneka is son of Ghulam Muhammad Maneka, who was federal minister in Benazir Bhutto’s cabinet.
Bushra Maneka has 5 children with her 1st husband Khawar Maneka including three daughters and two sons. Bushra Maneka’s sons are Musa and Ebrahim Maneka, both graduated from Aitchison College, Lahore in 2013.
Bushra Bibi’s eldest daughter Mehru Maneka is married to son of famous politician Mian Atta Muhammad Maneka.
Bushra Bibi married second time with Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2018. Imran Khan used to visit shrine of Baba Farid in Pakpattan, there he met Bushra Bibi. Khan used to visit the town in evening with private guards and later he would also visit Maneka’s family residence.
Bushra Bibi at that time was known and respected as sufi scholar, spiritual mentor and was also referred as a pir and this was the reason which drew Imran Khan closer to her. And in 2018, both got married in a private event which was later announced officially by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).
Bushra Maneka became first lady of Pakistan after her marriage with Prime Minster Imran Khan. Almost all the pics of Bushra Maneka are in complete Hijab.
Imran Khan Marriages:
Imran Khan has previously married two times, he married with Jemima Goldsmith in 1995. She converted to Islam before her marriage with Khan. Imran Khan has 2 sons with Jemima Goldsmith namely Sulaiman Isa Khan and Qasim Khan. The nine year old marriage came to an end in 2004 and both got separated.
Imran Khan got married to British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan in 2015. But Reham Khan in her autobiography states that they got married in October 2014 but the announcement was made after a year.
Imran Khan got married third time with Bushra Maneka in 2018. Both Jemima Goldsmith and Reham Khan are ex spouses of Imran Khan.
Social Media Handles of Bushra Maneka (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter):
In an interview, Bushra Maneka revealed that she doesn’t uses social media. All of the accounts on social media which are running under her name are unofficial. She don’t have any account on social media.
Bushra Maneka is also spelled as Bushra Manika.