Rahila Durrani

Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani is a Pakistani lawyer and politician currently serving as an education minister in Balochistan. She was elected as the first ever female Speaker of the Provincial [Assembly of Balochistan] on 24 December 2015. She has served as the first member of National Commission on Status of Women and has worked a lot for the cause of women. She is a journalist, social activist, lawyer, sports woman. She was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.

Early life

Durrani was born in Quetta in 1968. She received her M.A. and L.L.B. from the University of Balochistan. She was appointed a member of the Balochistan Assembly on a seat reserved for women as a member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) party, and re-appointed in 2008 and 2013. She became Balochistan's Minister for Prosecution in her second term. She is a patron of Chiltan Adventurers Association Balochistan and the Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation She is Balochistan's first female athlete medal winner in canoeing sports on National level.