Anis Haroon

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Anis Haroon

| honorific-suffix =

| office = Provincial Minister of Sindh

| term_start = 2013

| constituency =

| nationality = Pakistani

| death_date =

| occupation = Women's rights activist

| children =

| birth_date = 9 August 1947

| office2 = Former Chairperson - National Commission on the Status of Women

}}

Anis Haroon is a Pakistani women's rights activist{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1279060|title=Anis Haroon's autobiography launched|first=The Newspaper's Staff|last=Correspondent|date=22 August 2016|website=DAWN.COM}} and former caretaker Provincial Minister of Sindh who served in the 2013 caretaker ministry.{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2013-03-30 |title=Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/03/30/sindhs-caretaker-cabinet-sworn-in/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/31-Mar-2013/industrialists-dominate-18-member-sindh-cabinet|title=Industrialists dominate 18-member Sindh cabinet|date=31 March 2013|newspaper=The Nation|location=Pakistan|first=Ramzan|last=Chandio|accessdate=21 February 2020}}

She is the chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women.{{Cite web |title=Interview: Anis Haroon, National Commission on the Status of Women |url=https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/interview-anis-haroon-national-commission-on-the-status-of-women/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=Newsline |language=en}}

In 2016, her autobiography was launched.

Early life and education

Haroon was born to a family of Hyderabad Deccan descent. She holds a degree in LLB from University of Karachi.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-24 |title=Chronicle of a courageous life {{!}} TNS - The News on Sunday |url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/chronicle-courageous-life/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424043426/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/chronicle-courageous-life/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}

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