Perniya Khan Table Tennis Champion
She became the youngest (18-year-old) player to have won the seniors women’s singles title in the final of the 56th National Table Tennis Championship. She remains undefeated on the national scale in both junior and senior categories.
Saba Qamar- Actress
She became the youngest (18-year-old) player to have won the seniors women’s singles title in the final of the 56th National Table Tennis Championship. She remains undefeated on the national scale in both junior and senior categories.
Natasha Humera Ejaz Songwriter
Natasha Humera Ejaz is a singer and songwriter from Islamabad. Inspired by singers like Bjork, Jeff Buckley, and Esperanza Spalding, Natasha has worked over the past ten years to develop her unique vocal timbre, which bears hints of her background in jazz and Broadway-style singing.
Noor Fatima Game Developer
Experienced Game Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer games industry. Noor promotes women in the tech industry. She is among the very few female game developers in Pakistan.
Dr. Sarah Qureshi Aerospace engineer
A Pakistani aerospace engineer and the CEO of Aero Engine Craft, the first private aviation company in Pakistan that focuses on environment-friendly aircraft engines. Sarah also designed the world’s first eco-friendly engine.
Sana Mir Cricket Icon
A Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer who served as a captain of the Pakistan national women’s cricket team in ODIs and T20. She played in 226 international matches, including 137 of those as captain of the side. She was the first bowler for Pakistan to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
Saira Malik CIO of Nuveen
A Pakistani American, Saira Malik has been appointed as chief investment officer (CIO) of Nuveen”, a leading global asset management firm. Malik drives the weekly market and investment insights of Nuveen’s $1.2 trillion fund. Not only that, as Chair of the Equities Investment Council (EIC), she authors a quarterly market commentary.
Dr Zubaida Sirang Ophthalmologist
An ophthalmologist and alumna of the Aga Khan University (AKU), Dr. Zubaida Sirang’s book Optics Made Easy: Last Minute Review of Clinical Optics, has been selected for the “Best Ophthalmology Books of All Time” list by BookAuthority. As the only woman from Pakistan to receive the HSE – CPSP (Health Service Executive – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan) fellowship, Dr. Sirang went on to complete her specialisation in Ireland.
Sana Amanat Cartoon Artist/ Activist
She is the Director of Content and Character Development at Marvel Entertainment. Her most celebrated idea of creating Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel, one of the comic book giant’s newer superheroes – a teenaged, Muslim, American girl.
Karishma Ali Football player/Entrepreneur
The 22-years-old, is the first ever female from Chitral to have played national and international football. She has been named among Forbes’ 30 under 30. Ali is also the founder of the Chitral Women’s Sports Club – a training school for girls which aims to encourage other young girls in the region to take up sports and activities.soc
Hadiqa Kiani Singer/ Philanthropist
Superstar Hadiqa Kiani is winning hearts! After finishing the construction of 100 houses in Balochistan, Hadiqa Kiani’s charity drive, Vaseela-e-Raah, has now completed a mosque in the same town for the residents to pray in. Her philanthropic works earned her the position of UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in 2010.
Namira Salim Astronaut
She is the Founder and Chairperson of Space Trust. The first future Space Tourist from South Asia and Monaco to go to space aboard Virgin Galactic –the first private space line of the world. She is an avid promoter of Private Spaceflight, the new age of space exploration. Not only is she the first Pakistani to have reached the North Pole and the South Pole, she also holds the distinction of being the first Muslim and first Pakistani to skydive over Mount Everest during the historic ‘First Everest Skydives 2008’. A true vision of inspira tion.
Shamim Rajani Technologist
She has nearly two decades of technology experience that started from training and then turned into founding and running a thriving technology company. It started from a tiny one-person business to currently an award-winning team of over 100 technologists. A huge believer in Gender Diversity and Empowerment, she has been running a nonprofit coding boot camp for girls in Karachi since 2018.
Dr. Sarah Qureshi Aerospace engineer
A Pakistani aerospace engineer and the CEO of Aero Engine Craft, the first private aviation company in Pakistan that focuses on environment-friendly aircraft engines. Sarah also designed the world’s first eco-friendly engine.
