Zari Sarfaraz
Begum Zari Sarfaraz (b.1923 - d. 2008), the elder sister of the late Mir Afzal Khan former chief minister of NWFP - and the eldest of the three children of Khan Bahadur Sarfaraz Khan, a leading landlord of the Pakhtoon dominated Mardan area of NWFP. She has played an active role in furthering Muslim League cause during the Pakistan Movement while running her own business in the mid 1940s.[1]
Early Life
Enrolled at the Presentation Convent School, Srinagar, Begum Zari Sarfaraz aspired to become a doctor. She instead became one of the leading businesswomen of the country, still successfully running more than one sugar mills owned by her family group.
Later life
During Gen Zia-ul Haq era, she headed the 15-member Commission on Status of Women in 1985 and recommended drastic changes in the existing laws to end discrimination against women. During this time, she also served as the federal minister for women development. She also headed All Pakistan Women Association (Apwa), and was a life member of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.