Zebunisa Jilani, known as Zebu Jilani, is a Pakistani American social entrepreneur, nutritionist and the founder, Chair and President of the foundation the Swat Relief Initiative.
11 Facts About Zebunisa Jilani
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Zebunisa Jilani is a social philanthropist and change maker who works as a volunteer for her organization, which improves the lives of women and children.
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Zebunisa Jilani is the granddaughter of Miangul Jahan Zeb, who ruled from 1949 to 1969 and was internationally renowned as a pioneer in rural development in Pakistan.
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Zebunisa Jilani continues her grandfathers legacy through her non-profit, Swat Relief Initiative.
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Zebunisa Jilani was born in 1952 at Saidu Sharif in Swat.
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Arshad Zebunisa Jilani is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked for General Electric for 37 years.
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Zebunisa Jilani got her high school degree from The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Murree northeast of Islamabad.
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Zebunisa Jilani earned a degree in Nutrition in 2005 from Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio.
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Zebunisa Jilani has created a comprehensive Health and Nutrition Seminar to help women and children in Rural Swat take concrete steps to improve their health and prevent disease.
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Zebunisa Jilani is on the board of SWAaT and the advisory board of Read and Prosper.
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Zebunisa Jilani went to Pakistan in March 2009 to help the internally displaced persons.