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Hina Rabbani Khar
Diplomat, politician, entrepreneur
Chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Pakistan’s 26th foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar is a prominent diplomat and politician.
Serving her fourth term in parliament, she was first elected as a member by her home constituency of Muzaffargarh to a seat previously held by her father, Ghulam Rabbani Khar.
As foreign minister, she prioritized a regional pivot towards neighbors, including trade normalization with India, cooperative outreach towards Afghanistan and bolstering economic ties with Iran and Central Asia.
Ms. Khar has held many key ministerial roles in economic affairs and finance. Whether in office or not, she continues to represent Pakistan on the world stage at forums like the Munich Security Conference, Paris Peace Forum, Davos and various other regional and international events.
In her private life, she is a proud mother of two daughters and a son, as well as an entrepreneur, climber, horseback rider and practitioner of yoga.