A milestone for Pakistani women! Actress Hania Aamir, filmmaker Saman Kamran and scientist Maheera Ghani have been featured in the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
Hania has ranked third in the entertainment and sports category among other influential Asian stars.
“Actress Hania Aamir is the most followed Pakistani woman on Instagram with around 20 million followers. She made her debut in 2016 and rose to fame a year later for her performance in the romantic drama “Phir Wohi Mohabbat,” which earned her the Best Television Sensation Female award at the Hum Awards–Pakistan’s most-watched TV awards”, wrote Forbes.
In her introduction, her upcoming project “Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo” is also mentioned.
“She’s set to star in Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo, set to be released later this year, which will be Netflix’s first Pakistani original series”, Forbes added.
The 29-year-old actress celebrated this milestone on her Instagram.
Hania made her debut in the movie Janaan (2016). Later, she acted in several dramas and movies, but her superhit drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum earned her global recognition. Recently, she starred alongside Diljit Dosanjh in a Punjabi movie and acted in a drama alongside Bilal Abbas.
Saman Kamran
Saman has gained global recognition for her movies: Gandhara: Land of Fragrance, The Bed She Made and Umro Ayyar.
“Saman Kamran is a Pakistani filmmaker whose “Gandhara: Land of Fragrance” was officially selected for inclusion in the Cortomontagna-Premio Leggimontagna 2022. In 2024, she collaborated with New York-based artist Wong Kit Yi on the experimental film “The Bed She Made,” exploring fertility and ecological collapse in Asia”, wrote Forbes in her introduction.
Reacting to the news, Saman said, “This recognition is both humbling and motivating”.
Maheer Ghani
Maheer Ghani graduated from Cambridge University in 2025 with a Ph.D. in materials science. She is now doing postdoctoral research at Cambridge on ultra-thin semiconductors. Last year, WinSci Pakistan education project, which Ghani leads, won the Nature Inspiring Women in Science award.
Sharing her excitement, Maheer said that she is “overwhelmed with gratitude to represent her country on such a prestigious platform.”
Previously, Arshad Nadeem, Zain Ahmad, Abdullah Siddique, Misha Japanwala, and Momina Mustehsan were featured in this prestigious list.
