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| Native name | نائلہ کیانی |
| Born | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Education | Queen Mary University of London |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
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| Updated on 21 April 2024 | |
Naila Kiani (Urdu: نائلہ کیانی); is the leading Pakistani female high altitude mountaineer.[1] Kiani is the first Pakistani woman & overall third Pakistani to climb 11 of the 14 highest peaks above 8,000-metres. She is one of the ten mountaineers worldwide and the only Pakistani who climbed multiple (7 peaks) above 8000m in less than six months.[2] Kiani is also the fastest Pakistani (male or female) to climb all eleven 8,000-metre peaks in less than three years. [3]
She made headlines for her multidisciplinary achievements, excelling as an aerospace engineer from the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London, an Associate Vice President at HSBC bank, a competitive boxer, the top mountaineer and a mother of two toddlers while scaling the world's highest peaks.[4]
Kiani has been appointed as the National goodwill ambassador for girls’ education by the Ministry of Federal Education. [5] Kiani is a goodwill ambassador for several organisations supporting women's education and empowerment of youth through sports.[6]
Kiani is the only female athlete to receive Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the highest civilian honour given to any female athlete in Pakistan.[7]
- ^ reporter, staff (5 May 2024). "Dubai-based mountaineer Naila becomes first Pakistani woman to summit 11 peaks of over 8,000 metres". Gulf News.
- ^ Baig, Zulfiqar (23 December 2023). "Naila Kiani all set to break more records". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ reporter, staff (5 May 2024). "Dubai-based mountaineer Naila becomes first Pakistani woman to summit 11 peaks of over 8,000 metres". Gulf News.
- ^ Baig, Zulfiqar (23 December 2023). "Naila Kiani all set to break more records". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "PM urged to prioritise girls' education". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Uphill Athlete trains Ascend Ambassador Naila Kiani".
- ^ "Mountaineer Naila gets Sitara-e-Imtiaz". The News. 25 March 2023.