My Independence Day list of accomplished Pakistani Women
Fatima Jinnah was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer,stateswoman and one of the leading founders of Pakistan.Her legacy is associated with her support for civil rights, her struggle in Pakistan Movement and her devotion to her brother. Referred asMāder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation") and Khātūn-e Pākistān (Urdu: — "Lady of Pakistan"), many institutions and public spaces have been named in her honour.
Sania Nishtar is a Pakistani, Former Federal Minister of Education & Training, Science and Technology, Information Technology and Health, Physician cardiologist, author, health science writer, science administrator, thinker, peace builder,key health policy voice, prominent Pakistani woman, member of advisory groups and boards, Founder and President of NGO think tank Heartfile, Heartfile Health Financing and Pakistan Health Policy Forum.
Farhat Hashmi (born December 22, 1957) is an Islamic scholar from Pakistan. She was formerly a lecturer and assistant professor at the Faculty of Usul-al-Din at International Islamic University, Islamabad. Hashmi has founded a school nearToronto, Ontario, Canada, as an extension of Al-Huda International, which she had founded in Pakistan in 1994.
Ayesha Jalal is a Pakistani-American historian. She is the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University and a 1998 MacArthur Fellow. The bulk of her work deals with the creation of Muslim identities in modernSouth Asia.[1]
Bano Qudsia (born 1928) is a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist from Pakistan who writes Urdunovels and short stories. She is best known for her novel Raja Gidh and has written for television and stage in both the Urdu and Punjabilanguages. Her play Aadhi Baat has been called "a classic".
Parveen Shakir (November 24, 1952 – December 26, 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (December 25, 1921 – September 10, 2000) was a Pakistani Bengali writer and journalist. She was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also a pioneer of feminism in Pakistan. She was Pakistan's first female columnist (in English), editor, publisher and political commentator. Zaibunnisa Street in Karachi was named for her.
Samina Peerzada (born as Samina Butt, on 9 April 1955) is a Pakistani television, film actress, and a director who has appeared in numerous films and television serials.
Noor Jahan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000), a singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades. She was renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time in South Asia and was given the honorific title of Malika-e-Tarannum (queen of melody).
Anna Molka Ahmed was a famous Pakistani artist and pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore.
Huma Mulji (born 1970 in Karachi) is an artist based in Lahore, Pakistan. Her sculpture and photography discuss identity through the metaphor of travel and the freedom it affords for self-exploration.
Saira Wasim is a noted contemporary artist from Lahore, Pakistan. She currently lives in United States. Wasim uses the miniature style of painting, pioneered by the Persians but extensively used in South Asia, to make primarily political and cultural art. Wasim's art has been showcased in a number of premiere museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Asian Art Museum.
Farah Mahbub (born April 10, 1965) aka Farah Jee is a Pakistani Fine Art Photographer and a photography professor teaching at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan. Farah Mahbub was awarded second prize in category fine art for the entry titled, “Lifelines & Manuscripts 25.” by PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (born 1978), is a Pakistani journalist and documentary filmmaker. She won an Academy Award for her documentary, Saving Face in 2012. She won an Emmy for her documentary, Pakistan: Children of the Taliban in 2010. She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She has been lauded as Pakistan's first Oscar winner by the press and government.
Maleeha Lodhi, is a Pakistani political scientist, diplomat, academician, and military strategist.
Samina Khayal Baig (born 19 September 1990) is the first Pakistani woman and the third Pakistani to climb Mount Everest. She is also the youngest Muslim woman to climb Everest, having done so at the age of 21.
Bunto Kazmi : She is one of the top designers of Pakistan. Her designs reflect the Pakistani culture. Bunto Kazmi belongs to a Mughal family; hence there is no surprise that her work reflects the Mughal Era. Bunto is known for her traditional and timeless Bridal wear with a modern touch. The quality of the fabric, the delicacy of the work (kaam) and her unique skills really make her work stands out.
Hina Rabbani Khar (born 19 November 1977) is a Pakistani stateswoman and economist who was the 26thForeign Minister of Pakistan. Hailing from a powerful feudal family, she began her political career in 2002 in the government of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and subsequently served in the Finance Ministry and Foreign Ministry as Minister of State. After successfully contesting the 2008 general election, she served again in the Finance Ministry and directed policies concerning the national economy in the absence of the then Finance Minister in 2009.
Haseena Moin (born 20 November 1941) is a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She has written several plays for stage, radio and television, some of which have even gained international repute. She is the recipient of the Pride of Performanceaward for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. She wrote Pakistan's first original script 'Kiran Kahani' aired in early 70's. Before this PTV relied on novel-based scripts for dramas. She is considered to be the best playwright and dramatist Pakistan has ever witnessed.
Momina Duraid is a TV producer, script-writer, lyricist and a director from Pakistan. She is the CEO of Moomal Productions, Hum TV's production house.
