“Incredible Pakistani Women In Technology You Must Follow” is an unranked list of women who are actively participating in tech-focused businesses or fields. We combed through startups, tech companies, mentors, scholars, and social media to identify women who are changing the narrative around women technologists within the country and beyond.
We will reveal the complete list in a number of episodes and this is our second episode. Below is the list of 25 Incredible Pakistani Women, which is sorted in alphabetical order:
1. Amber Naguib Saigal
Twitter Bio: Nestlé Pakistan | Financial Inclusion | Digital Solutions | Innovation | Portfolio Management All views expressed are personal opinions.
Twitter Handle: @amber_ns
2. Amna Masood
Twitter Bio: #Data & #management technologist, #CEO @MavenLogix. Skilled knowledge activist. An economist, a vagabond & a super genie mom. Life is a dream
Twitter Handle: @amydyslex
3. Anila Fatima
Twitter Bio: Entrepreneur | Renewable Energy Enthusiast | Professional Trainer | International Trade | Proud to keep the surname: Pakistan | Advocate Socio-Economic Ethics
Twitter Handle: @anilafatima2
4. Areej Al Medinah
Twitter Bio: Cofounder at ConnectHear, Electrical Engineering major at Habib University, SS Exchange Alumna at US Department of State
Twitter Handle: @areej8998
5. Asema Hassan
Twitter Bio: VR Programmer | Game Developer | AI Researcher | Gamification | Advisor IGDA Pakistan | PakGamers http://www.asemahassan.com
Twitter Handle: @AsemaHassan
6. Danielle Sharaf
Twitter Bio: CEO http://switchitc.com |mobile tech devotee| alleged paindu punjabi|proud daughter of a freckled soldier|part-time Sagan stalker|full-time space buff.
Twitter Handle: @DaniSharaf
7. Dr. Bushra Anjum
Twitter Bio: ACM Ubiquity Editor | Senior Software Engineer | Data Science Researcher | Diversity in STEM Advocate & Speaker
Twitter Handle: @DrBushraAnjum
8. Dr. Muneera Bano
Twitter Bio: #SuperstarsofSTEM @ScienceAU | Software Engineer Lecturer @SwinburneUniversity of Technology | @UTSalumniadjunct @UTSFEIT | #Pashtun#WomenInSTEM | #steminist
Twitter Handle: @DrMuneeraBano
9. Dr. Ayesha Khanna
Twitter Bio: CEO, ADDO AI – an artificial intelligence solutions firm. Founder, 21C Girls – a charity that teaches girls coding and AI.
Twitter Handle: @ayeshakhanna1
10. Gia Farooqi
Twitter Bio: CEO @roshnirides. Women’s Advocate. Caffeine Addict. IG: @giafarooqi
Twitter Handle: @giaraffe22
11. Hira Rizvi
Twitter Bio: @GeorgiaTech / @FulbrightPrgrmAlumna ’15 | @Acumen Fellow ’16
Twitter Handle: @hirabatoolrizvi
12. Hira Saeed
Twitter Bio: Tech Journalist. Bylines on @VentureBeat | @TheNextWeb | @Entrepreneur and beyond. Building a tech community of geeks, empowering women and having coffee.
Twitter Handle: @heerasaeed
13. Iqra Safder
Twitter Bio: Ph.D Scholar at Information Technology University, Pakistan
Twitter Handle: @iqra_safder
14. Maryam Mohiuddin
Twitter Bio: Founder – Social Innovation Lab @socinnlab | Co-Founder – @Daftarkhwan | Director @cci_itu | @Acumen Fellow #SocEnt #SocInn
Twitter Handle: @Maryam_M_Ahmed
15. Mehwish Abdul Sattar
Twitter Bio: Entrepreneur, Social Activist, Coffeeholic, Investor, Dream Chaser and an Advisor. Love to help startups, Aspiring Womenpreneur & communicate with great Minds.
Twitter Handle: @mehwish_sattar
16. Sarah Ahmed
Twitter Bio: Freelance Web / Mobile App Developer | Lead Instructor at Tech Karo, a web development course by @CIRCLE2020
Twitter Handle: @sarahsga4
17. Shehar Bano
Twitter Bio: Researcher at the Facebook Blockchain team. Information Security, Internet Measurement, Networking, Distributed Systems
Twitter Handle: @thatBano
18. Sidra
Twitter Bio: Director Ops Code For Pakistan, Exec Member @openIslamabad, VP Internet Society ISB, Founder SightDice, and Ambassador AngelHack
Twitter Handle: @SeeduwaJ
19. Sophia Ahmed
Twitter Bio: Support @salamdocufilm. Let’s connect with our diversities. #Philanthropy#education #tech Support @myvoice_unheard
Twitter Handle: @sophiaahmed
20. Syeda Aimen Batool
Twitter Bio: @Outreachy Intern at @Mozilla ❯ Full Stack JavaScript Developer ❯ Opensource Contributor ❯ Google Cloud’s fan
Twitter Handle: @AimenBatool
21. Taley’a Mirza
Twitter Bio: Software Developer | Speaker | Tech Enthusiast #JavaScript #Angular #Ionic#React #loveCoding #foodie#happyWithLife
Twitter Handle: @TaleyaMirza
22. Tuba Mohsin
Twitter Bio: Software Engineer at Techlogix Pvt. Ltd. | Mentor and Program Manager at Tech Karo, a web development course initiated by @CIRCLE2020
Twitter Handle: @tubamohsin94
23. Zainab Salim
Twitter Bio: Software Engineer at @sastaticketpkOrganiser @AngularGirls (Karachi Chapter) Support #WomenEmpowerment#techEnthusiast #foodie #petLover#python #javaScript
Twitter Handle: @zenabSalimKhan
24. Zainab Tariq
Twitter Bio: Driven by ideas, innovation, and technology- MM @Uber_PKR (helped scale startups @plan9incubator; changed mindsets through @herselfpk, curator @themixpakistan)
Twitter Handle: @zainab8108
25. Zeea Hasan Talib
Twitter Bio: First Woman Director in Nano-Automotive Industry PK | Director, NShield Solutions (@NShieldsol) | Microbiologist | NanoTech Health & Automotive expert
Twitter Handle: @ZeeaHasanTalib
You might want to see Episode 1: Incredible Pakistani Women In Technology You Must Follow.
This list appreciates the women technologists in Pakistan, who are using their potential in the tech industry to create a lasting impact.
In addition, women constitute a total of 49% of Pakistan’s population, where 22.4% of women are working in the workforce. This list captures very few women out of 22.4% who are most successful in their tech career. We aim to bring more women to the list by inspiring and encouraging them.
If you want to get featured in the list, send your Twitter handle to info@womenintechpk.com
