Bushra Amiwala

Bushra Amiwala was born December 30, 1997, in Chicago and raised in Skokie, Illinois. She is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants. In April 2019, at age 21, she became the first Gen Z woman elected to public office in the United States, winning a seat on the Skokie District 73.5 Board of Education, which she was re-elected to in 2023. She previously ran unsuccessfully for Cook County Board of Commissioners as a teenager in 2018. Amiwala is a public speaker who addresses topics including diversity and inclusion, empowering youth voices, and women in politics.