The Bio of Hina Rabbani Khar

hina rabbani khar India visitHina Rabbani Khar  is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hina Rabbani Khar was born on 19 November 1977 to rich politician and landowner Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar  of Pakistan.  She graduated with a B.Sc. in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1999 and received her M Sc (Hon) in Business Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2001.

She is married to Firoze Gulzar and  has two daughters, Annaya and Dina.

She succeeded her father in Political Arena and was elected mainly because her father was rendered in-eligible to contest elections in 2002. Due to local sensibilities about  the status of Women  her landlord father Noor addressed rallies and glad-handed voters; Hina stayed largely at home, with not even her photo appearing on the posters.

She was appointed as Foreign minister in February last year but officially swore in  on July 18. Immediately after, she paid a sudden trip to India to discuss bilateral ties. This trip brought her an explosive media attention and she became an  instant celebrity in India. The Indian media reported extensively on her fashion and appearance—the Birkin bag, the sunglasses, the Jimmy Choo stilettos and the pearl necklaces.

She has accompanied President Zardari to his personal trip to India in April 2012.