Jehan Ara1
Jehan Ara (Urdu: جہاں آراء) is a Pakistani entrepreneur and the current President of P@SHA since 2003. She heads the Nest i/o and is also a member of the Prime Minister's Task Force on IT and Telecom and a board[1] member of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade.[2]
Early life
Jehan Ara was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Hong Kong where her father was working as a banker.[3] She received her early education from Rosaryhill School.[4] and also attended Saint Joseph's College for Women, Karachi. [5]
After completing her graduation, she started her career as a journalist in a Hong Kong newspaper for a year before moving into advertising.[6][3]
She worked in Hong Kong for several magazines and journals before then moved to the United Arab Emirates where she worked for Gulf News in the advertising marketing department.[7][3]
She moved back to Hong Kong and joined Headway Media Services as managing director.[7] She moved back to Pakistan in the mid-1990s with her family after the retirement of her father.[4][3]
Career
After moving to Pakistan, Ara started her own multimedia company, Enabling Technologies in 1994.[6][3]
In 2003, Ara became president of P@SHA.[4] In November 2018, she became a member of the Prime Minister's Task Force on IT and Telecom.[8][9] She has been active in advocacy on Digital Security and Net Neutrality in Pakistan.[10]
She has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, communications and interactive new media in Hong Kong, the Far East, the U.A.E and Pakistan.[11]
Recognition
In 2006, Ara was invited by US President Barack Obama to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.[12][13]
She is also involved in the network of World Summit Awards.[14]
References
- ↑ "Board | PITB". www.pitb.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ "About Us | PITB". www.pitb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Pakistan's Only Powerful Women In Business". Pakistan Today. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Jehan Ara". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Magazine, Spider (7 May 2013). "Women that defy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Big Bird's-eye view of Pakistan's IT Industry". Pakistan Today. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "17-member PM's Task Force on IT and Telecom granted cabinet approval". DAWN.COM. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves 17-member PM's task force on IT and telecom". Pakistan Today. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Jehan Ara". Daily Times. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ "Jehan Ara". Daily Times. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ "Obama invites Pakistani tech entrepreneur to address global summit". The Express Tribune. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ Baig, Mariam Ali (2016-08-15). "Life in the start-up lane". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ "Jehan Ara | WSA". www.worldsummitawards.org. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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