Dr Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal is Minister of State for Climate Change and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, elected in 2024 after an earlier term from 2015 to 2018. She has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and as Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Dr Kharal has chaired the National Education Foundation, where she worked to improve access to education for out-of-school children, and the National Commission for Human Development. She has represented Pakistan at international forums, particularly on Pakistan–China trade and commerce, and has served as Special Envoy on Kashmir and as Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Within the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), she has served as President of the Women Youth Wing, Punjab, and as Senior Vice President, Punjab, mobilising women in politics. Her interests include education, human development, women’s empowerment and foreign affairs. She holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Glasgow, UK.