Munizae Jahangir

Munizae Jahangir is a Pakistani television journalist and filmmaker who currently hosts the current affairs program Spotlight on Aaj TV. On her mother's side, she is the niece of Hina Jilani, a well-known Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist from Lahore, Pakistan who is Asma Jahangir's younger sister.

Jahangir obtained her BA degree in Political science and English from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Additionally, she has an MA in Media studies with a concentration in film and video from New School University, New York, USA.

Career Journalism Jahangir has reported on politics in Pakistan and has been vocal about the struggles of female journalists in Pakistan, and co-founded South-Asian Women in Media (SAWM) to address this issue.

Filmmaking In 2003, Jahangir produced and directed a feature length documentary about the lives of four Afghan women from the 1920s to the present day, throughout the turbulent history of Afghanistan. This documentary, called "Search for Freedom" was selected as one out of sixteen films screened by Amnesty International at their USA film festivals.

She accepted the United Nations Human Rights Prize for 2018 on her mother's behalf, dedicating the quinquennial award to Pakistani women and their courage.