Rubina Irfan

Pakistani politician (born 1965)

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 58) 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 2007-2012 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

^ "Rubina Irfan". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ Wasim, Umaid (8 August 2014). "Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan". DAWN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ Ali, Mohsin (23 November 2014). "Rubina demands autonomy for women soccer body". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "Women's team gets a FIFA ranking". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ 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.