Rubina Irfan

Senator Rubina Irfan
In office March 2012 – March 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born	(1965-08-05) 5 August 1965 (age 59) Quetta, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Children	Raheela and Shahlyla
Alma mater	University of Balochistan
Occupation	Politician

Rubina Irfan (Urdu: روبینہ عرفان; born 5 August 1965) is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and head of the party's women's wing. Since March 2012, she has served as a Senator of Pakistan.^[1] In 2002 she was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. from 2007 to 2012 she served as a Law Minister in Balochistan. She is married to Agha Irfan Karim, a former member of the Balochistan Assembly. She is the mother of football players Raheela Zarmeen and Shahlyla Baloch, the later of whom died in a car accident in 2016.

Football

In 2004 Irfan founded Balochistan United W.F.C. around her three daughters and entered the team into the Pakistani women's football championship.^[2] She has also been the president of the Pakistan Football Federation's women's department since its inception in 2005.^[3] She supported the launch and development of the Pakistan women's national football team.^[4][5]

References

1. "Rubina Irfan". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
2. Wasim, Umaid (8 August 2014). "Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan". DAWN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
3. Ali, Mohsin (23 November 2014). "Rubina demands autonomy for women soccer body". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
4. "Women's team gets a FIFA ranking". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
5. Hennies, Rainer (October 2006). "Pakistan's women – grand debut despite results" (PDF). FIFA. pp. 48–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

• Profile at Provincial Assembly of Balochistan