Anis Haroon is a Pakistani women's rights activist
and former caretaker Provincial Minister of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
who served in 2013 caretaker ministry.
She is the chairman of the National Commission on the Status of Women.
In 2016, her autobiography was launched.
Early life and education
Haroon was born to a family of
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
descent.
She holds a degree in
LLB
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
from
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...
.
References
Living people
Provincial ministers of Sindh
Women provincial ministers of Sindh
University of Karachi alumni
Pakistani women's rights activists
Pakistani people of Hyderabadi descent
1947 births
Muhajir people
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