Hon. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, 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 of Parliament from her home constituency of Muzaffargarh on a seat previously held by her father, Ghulam Rabbani Khar. As Foreign Minister, she prioritized a ‘regional pivot’ towards neighbors: 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, horse rider, and practitioner of yoga.
