Tahira Abdullah (Urdu: طاہرہ عبداللہ, Born: c, 1953 - ) is a Pakistani human rights activist, women's rights activist,^[1] social scientist and supporter of gender equality. She is based in Islamabad.^[2][3][4]

In 2009, Abdullah was arrested in Islamabad during her participation in the movement for the restoration of an independent Judiciary.^[5]

Abdullah works on a voluntary basis for numerous trusts, civil society organisations, non-profits, policy groups, and academic bodies. She is a strong supporter of extremism-free education^[6][7][8][9] and easy access for women from rural areas.^[10] As a strong supporter of women's rights^[11][12] she always raise her voice against all kinds of gender violence.^{[13][14][15][16]} Topics on which she has spoken included “opening up spaces for human rights defenders”,^[17] in response to the murder of Rashid Rehman (lawyer for Junaid Hafeez) in 2014.

In 2014، she opposed the actions of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in closing down a private TV station for a fortnight for allegedly broadcasting blasphemous content; Abdullah's view was that “this is not the answer”.^[18] In response to the Kasur child sexual abuse scandal she commented that “One child missing is one child too many”.^[19]

• Co-author Suggestions on Women's Empowerment for Election Manifestos of Political Parties (Aurat Foundation, 2012) ^[20]
• The situation of disabled children in Pakistan (UNICEF, 1981)