Muniba Mazari
| Muniba Mazari منیبہ مزاری | |
|---|---|
 Muniba Mazari | |
| Born | 3 March 1987 |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Occupation | Creative writer, Artist, Activist, Host, Motivational Speaker |
| Known for | Art, Motivational Speaking, Philanthropy, Ambassador for U.N Women Pakisatan |
| Children | 1 |
| Website |
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Muniba Mazari (Urdu: منیبہ مزاری; born 3 March 1987) is a Pakistani artist, writer and motivational speaker and the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan. She uses a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in a car accident at the age of 21.[1] She is also a singer and activist.[2]
Early life
Muniba Mazari is of Baloch background.[3] In 2007, Muniba met with an accident on her way to her hometown, Rahim Yar Khan, where the driver fell asleep and drove the car into a ditch. That accident has made her paraplegic, but despite initial struggles to support her family, has not softened her spirit for helping others. Along with philanthropic efforts, she has established her brand known as Muniba’s Canvas with the slogan Let Your Walls Wear Colors. Her medium is acrylics on canvas.>"Inspiration on a wheelchair". The Frontier Post.com. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.</ref>[4]
Career
Muniba Mazari Baloch, who currently serves as the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan and Brand Ambassador for RYTHM Foundation of QI group, has participated as a motivational speaker at various conferences and forums, her first break being TEDx Islamabad. She was one of the two Pakistanis to be named BBCs 100 most inspirational women in 2015, and works as an occasional anchor at PTV, being their first wheelchair-using anchor. Additionally, Muniba is the first wheelchair-using model for the Toni&Guy in Pakistan, featured in Forbes 30 under 30 in 2016, and head of CSR for Chughtai Labs.
Motivational Speaker
Muniba has given motivational talks on various platforms like TEDx, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Youth Entrepreneur Organization (YEO), Global Leadership Conference (GLC) 2016, VCon Malaysia 2017, Leadership Summit Pakistan, etc. She is Pakistan’s first Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. Muniba is one of the Forbes 30 under 30 for 2016 in Media and Marketing Category and is also the anchor person of Pakistan’s National Television.
See also
- 100_Women_(BBC)#2015
- List of Pakistani writers
- List of Pakistani women writers
- List of Pakistani artists
References
- ↑ "Muniba Mazari – Courageous and hopeful in the face of disability". ARY News.tv. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Living colours: Strength not bound to a wheelchair". Daily Dawn.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Hasan, Rabia; Haq, Farah. "Muniba Mazari, Unbroken.". FUCHSIA. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
But, you know what?I am a Baloch girl, living in a country with no awareness on disability, a single mother
- ↑ "Up Close and Artsy with Muniba Mazari". Times of Youth.com. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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