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HINA RABBANI KHAR
Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and
incumbent Member National Assembly,
Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, was born on
November 19, 1977 to well-known Khar
family of District Muzaffargarh. Her
father, Malik Noor Rabbani Khar, had
also been a Member National Assembly
whereas her uncle, Malik Ghulam
Mustafa Khar, have had held the
portfolios of Governor and Chief Minister
of Punjab as well as Federal Minister. She
completed her graduation from Lahore
University of Management Sciences
(LUMS) and Masters in Business
Management from University of
Massachusetts, USA.

She entered active politics as a Member
National Assembly in 2002, at the age of 25, representing the PML-Q and
eventually became Minister of State for Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Mr
Shaukat Aziz – a portfolio she held until 2007. In 2008, she was re-elected
from the platform of Pakistan Peoples Party and was appointed Minister of
State for Finance and Economic Affairs. She had the honour of being the first
women presenting a federal budget in Pakistan in June 2009. In February
2011, she was first appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and
later as Foreign Minister on July 19 the same year, thus becoming the
youngest and first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country. She held
the portfolio till March, 2013. In 2018 elections, she was elected Member
National Assembly on reserved seat for women by the Pakistan Peoples Party.

In recognition of her achievements, the city conferred upon her the award of
‘Hilal-e-Muzaffargarh’ in August 2019. Undoubtedly, she is, and has been,
the most known female face of Muzaffargarh.

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