Leading female high-altitude mountaineer of Pakistan, Naila Kiani has achieved yet another milestone by being declared as Girls Education NationalGoodwill Ambassador by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.
Naila Kiani has an unparalleled record in mountaineering and in her new role, she aims to highlight the importance of girls’ education across Pakistan and support initiatives by federal and provincial governments. She is the first Pakistani woman and the overall third Pakistani to have climbed 11 of the 14 highest peaks above 8,000 meters.
She holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani woman to climb an 8,000-meter mountain in Pakistan.
Kiani is also the first Pakistani woman to summit Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I (G-I), Gasherbrum II (G-II), Lhotse, Manaslu, Broad Peak, Annapurna, Makalu, and Cho Oyu.
