Naila Kiani, Pakistan’s leading female high-altitude mountaineer, has been appointed as the Girls' Education National Goodwill Ambassador by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.
Renowned for her remarkable mountaineering achievements, Kiani now aims to champion the cause of girls’ education across Pakistan, supporting initiatives by federal and provincial governments.
Kiani holds an unparalleled record in mountaineering. She is the first Pakistani woman, and the third Pakistani overall, to have scaled 11 of the world's 14 highest peaks above 8,000 metres.
She also became the first Pakistani woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak in Pakistan and has successfully summited Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, Lhotse, Manaslu, Broad Peak, Annapurna, Makalu, and Cho Oyu.
