March 1987 Birth
Muniba Mazari Baloch became born in Rahim Yar Khan that is in southern Punjab province, Pakistan.
January 1988 Ethnicity
Muniba Mazari is from a Baloch background,belonging to the tribe of Mazari. She was raised in a conservative and deep-rooted cultural family.
February 1988 Parents
Muniba’s father was an artist, and her mother was a strong woman with the responsibility of their house. She had a distant relationship with her father, even as at the opposite, Her mother was an important figure in her life, especially post-accident.
January 2001 Early Life
Muniba went to the military public college in Peshawar and later attended university in her native land. For a bachelor’s in fine arts. She was a bright girl and keen on Arts & Painting.
November 2005 Marriage
At the early age of eighteen, before she may want to complete her studies, she changed into married to a pilot in. the Pakistani Air Force, Khurram Shahzad, because of her conservative Baloch family.
February 2008 The Setback
At the age of twenty-one, Muniba and her husband met with a terrible car accident while travelling from Quetta to Rahim Yar Khan. She sustained major spine injuries and several others, due to which her entire lower body paralyzed and left her paraplegic. About 2 years after getting married, about nine years ago, I had a car accident. Somehow my husband fell asleep, and the car fell into the ditch. He managed to jump out, saved himself. I am happy for him. But I stayed inside the car, and I sustained a lot of injuries. My right arm was fractured, my wrist was fractured, shoulder bone and collarbone were fractured. And because of the rib cage harm, lungs and liver have been badly injured. I could not breathe. I misplaced my urine manager. That is why I must wear the bag anywhere I go. but those accidents modified me and my lifestyles completely. As a person, my feeling towards living my life was the spine injury. My backbone was completely crushed. And I was paralyzed for the rest of my life. So, this accident took place in a far-flung area of Baluchistan where there was no first aid, no hospital, no ambulance. I was in the middle of nowhere. Many people came to the rescue. They dragged me out of the car. While they were dragging me out, I was given the complete transaction of my spinal wire. And now there was this debate going on, should we keep it here, she is going to die, or where should we go. There was no ambulance. The was one four-wheeler jeep standing in the corner of the street. They said, positioned her in the back of the jeep and took her to the hospital that’s 3 hours far from this area. and that I nonetheless consider that bumpy trip. I used to be all damaged. They threw me into the back of the jeep, and then they rushed me to the clinic. that is wherein I realized that my one-half frame become paralyzed, and half of body become fractured. I finally ended up in a health center wherein I stayed for two and a half months. I underwent multiple surgical procedures. Doctors have positioned a number of titanium in my fingers and there was numerous titanium on my lower back to repair my returned. That is why, In Pakistan, people called me the ‘Iron Lady’ of Pakistan.
May 2008 Finding Hope
While lying on a hospital bed with a broken body, Mazari began to paint to distract herself. She started painting to “add some colors” to the “sad, dull moments.” It was painting that kept her alive.
April 2010 Fighting Life
Being bedridden for 2.3 years, she moved to a wheelchair with help of treatment and physiotherapy. Her mother motivated her through dark saying: ‘This too shall pass. God has a greater plan for you. I do not understand what it is far, however He certainly has.’
January 2011 Motherhood
Four years after the accident, Muniba adopted her son, Nael, giving her a strong reason to live. After experiencing motherhood, she became a social activist working for children’s rights and education, and women empowerment.
March 2014 Drifting Relationships
Her husband divorced her because of her disability, and she was left alone with her adopted son. now not best her husband, however her father additionally left the own family in such pain. Though, she considers her pain “beautiful” since it allows her to connect with others also in pain.
July 2014 The Iron Lady of Pakistan
Mazari’s motivational speech at a TEDx event organized in Islamabad propelled her into the public eye. She urged people not to give up on life and talked of the need to cut gender inequality and discrimination.
December 2014 Working in Media
PTV’s director found her through Islamabad Ted Talk and offered her a job in the network. She worked in the program ‘Clown Town’ that dealt with children and old people. Muniba also became a national anchor-person and hosted the ‘Mai Nahi Hum’ inspirational program on Hum News.
December 2015 Spreading Wings
Muniba became the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan after being shortlisted in the one hundred Inspirational Women of 2015 by BBC. She additionally made it to the Forbes 30 under thirty listing for 2016.
January 2016 Muniba as Artist
She became an established painter. With the slogan, Let Your Walls Wear Colors, she created her art brand called Muniba’s Canvas. She presented her art and paintings in several countrywide and worldwide exhibitions.January 2017 Legal Battle Her ex-husband Khurram Shahzad sued Muniba in court for defaming him, demanding ten million. Pakistani Rupees (USD 65,000.00). However, the court dismissed the case in January 2018.
April 2017 First Wheelchair Model
Muniba became a model, fighting her fear of hiding from people. She was chosen by. Ponds as the Pond’s Miracle Woman. She was also chosen by the international hairdressing salon, Toni & Guy, to become the first-ever wheelchair-using model in Asia.
2018 – Social Empowerment
January 2018 Social Empowerment Dedicated to Social Work, Muniba took part in several social campaigns in Pakistan such as ‘Dheere Bolo’, ‘Dill Say Pakistan’, spreading awareness for Education and Patriotism & Unity. She is also appointed to Pakistan’s first-ever National Youth Council.
December 2018 Activism
Muniba has conducted numerous TV programs, events, speeches for Acid attack victims, Gender Issues, women training, physically disabled, sexually abused sufferers and Transgender issues.
January 2020 Motivational Speaker
With her powerful, inspiring story, and charismatic personality, she has taken part as a motivational speaker on various fronts, with her first break being TED Talks, Islamabad.
March 2021 Looking at Future.
Mazari’s existence-converting experience has grown to become her into an activist, encouraging women and girls that have skilled discrimination or violence to not worry or combat the ache. She is inspiring people through her artwork and is running for society. She says, “you are the hero of your very own existence tale and heroes by no means give up.”