Naila Kiani is a Pakistani high altitude mountaineer, born on 10 November 1989 in Rawalpindi, who became the first Pakistani woman to climb twelve of the fourteen eight-thousanders. Her list includes Gasherbrum II in July 2021, K2 in July 2022, Annapurna, Everest and Lhotse in 2023, all five of Pakistan's eight-thousanders, Makalu in 2024 and Kangchenjunga in 2025. She holds a degree in aerospace engineering from Queen Mary University of London, worked as an Associate Vice President at HSBC, and is also a competitive boxer. In March 2024 she received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, which the article describes as the highest civilian honour given to an athlete in Pakistan.
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