Muniba Mazari

Biography

Muniba Mazari Baloch (born 3 March 1987, also known as the Iron Lady of Pakistan) is a Pakistani activist, anchor artist, model, singer, and motivational speaker. 

She became the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan after being shortlisted in the 100 Inspirational Women of 2015 by BBC. She also made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2016.

Muniba Mazari Baloch is from a Baloch background, belonging to the tribe of Mazari. She was born in Rahim Yar Khan which is in southern Punjab on 3 March 1987. 

Muniba went to the Army Public School and later attended college in her native hometown for a BFA.  At the age of 18, before she could complete her studies, she was married. In 2008, she was involved in a crash, which left her paraplegic.

On 27 February 2008, Muniba and her husband were traveling from Quetta to Rahim Yar Khan. Their car was in a crash, in which she sustained several major injuries, including broken bones in her arm (both radius and ulna), rib cage, shoulder blade, collarbone, and spine. 

Her lungs and liver were also deeply cut. Moreover, her entire lower body was left paralyzed. She was taken to a nearby hospital, which was ill-equipped to deal with such a severe case.

 She was then moved to a hospital in Rahim Yar Khan, and eventually, she was admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Post-surgery, she was left bedridden for two years. Physiotherapy started, which helped her recover enough to use a wheelchair.

After treatment for her injuries, Muniba moved to Rawalpindi. In 2011, four years after the crash, Muniba adopted her son, Nael.

Muniba Mazari has gained fame in multiple areas, as an artist, activist, anchor, model, singer, and motivational speaker. Most of her career, however, has been built on painting and motivational speaking.

Muniba started painting on her hospital bed. Her medium is acrylics on canvas. With the slogan, Let Your Walls Wear Colours, she created her own art brand called Muniba's Canvas. 

She has presented her work in exhibitions, including a six-day exhibition held in Lahore from 19 April 2016 to 24 April 2016. This exhibition was held at Collectors Galleria and displayed 27 acrylic paintings.

She has participated as a motivational speaker on various fronts, with her first break being TED Talks, in Islamabad. Some of her notable works as a speaker include:

Entrepreneurs' Organization Network, Pakistan,

Motivational speech at Army Public School, Peshawar, and Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar. She also sang Ye Watan Tumhara Hai by Mehdi Hassan,

Leader's Summit,

Motivational speech at Bank Alfalah Training Centre, Lahore.