Rubina Irfan

{{Short description|Pakistani politician (born 1965)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=August 2018}}

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| term_start = March 2012

| term_end = March 2018

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| nationality = Pakistani

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| party = AP (2025-present)

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| alma_mater = University of Balochistan

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| birth_place = Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

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Rubina Irfan ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|روبینہ عرفان}}}}; born 5 August 1965) is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and head of the party's women's wing. Since March 2012, she has served as a Senator of Pakistan.{{cite web|title=Rubina Irfan|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=780|publisher=Senate of Pakistan|accessdate=13 February 2017}} In 2002, she was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. From 2007 to 2012, she served as a Law Minister in Balochistan. She is married to Agha Irfan Karim, a former member of the Balochistan Assembly. She is the mother of football players Raheela Zarmeen and Shahlyla Baloch, the latter of whom died in a car accident in 2016.

Football

In 2004, Irfan founded Balochistan United W.F.C. around her three daughters and entered the team into the Pakistani women's football championship.{{cite news|last1=Wasim|first1=Umaid|title=Balochistan United look to transform women's football in Pakistan|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1123903|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=DAWN|date=8 August 2014}} She has also been the president of the Pakistan Football Federation's women's department since its inception in 2005.{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Mohsin|title=Rubina demands autonomy for women soccer body|url=http://nation.com.pk/sports/23-Nov-2014/rubina-demands-autonomy-for-women-soccer-body|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=The Nation (Pakistan)|date=23 November 2014}} She supported the launch and development of the Pakistan women's national football team.{{cite news|title=Women's team gets a FIFA ranking|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/145126/womens-team-gets-a-fifa-ranking/|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=8 April 2011}}{{cite web|last1=Hennies|first1=Rainer|title=Pakistan's women – grand debut despite results|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fanfest/magazine/magazine10-06p.4en_3504.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121112147/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fanfest/magazine/magazine10-06p.4en_3504.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2015|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=13 February 2016|pages=48–49|date=October 2006}}

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