Hina Rabbani Khar
Born on 19 November, 1977
Daughter of veteran politician, Ghulam Rabbani Khar
A business woman by profession and hailing from one of the least developed parts of Pakistan. Graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) in Economics from the prestigious Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) – Pakistan and M.Sc (Hons) in Business Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA).
Hina Rabbani Khar has served as Minister of State for Economic Affairs for 3 years and Minister of State for Finance & Economic Affairs for another 2 Years. During these years, she was the lead person in Pakistan’s economic diplomacy, both bilateral and multilateral. She successfully conducted 4 Pakistan Development Forums (PDF’s) and the 3rd World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). Over the years, she has developed expertise in Aid Effectiveness.
As Minister of State for Foreign Affairs she represented Pakistan in the first ever strategic dialogue with GCC countries, OIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in Astana.
| 2002-2008 | Elected as Member National Assembly form District Muzafargarh in Southern Punjab |
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| 2003-2005 | Served as Parliamentary Secretary Economic Affairs Division |
| 2005-2007 | Served as Minister of State for Economic Affairs Division |
| 2008 | Re-elected as Member National Assembly |
| 2008-2011 | Served as Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs Division |
| 12 Feb-18 July 2011 | Minister of State for Foreign Affairs |
| 19 July 2011 | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| - | Nominated and selected as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum |
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| - | First Women to present Finance Budget in 2009 |
| - | Chairperson of AHAN-Aik Hunar Aik Nagar – Rural Development Concern |
| - | Served as Governor of Pakistan at the Islamic Development Bank |
Married to: Mr. Feroze Gulzar,
Has two daughters Annaya and Dina
