Begum Jan

Begum Jan is a doctor from South Waziristan, Pakistan. In 2008 she received the International Women of Courage Award. Jan cares for women and children in Pakistan's dangerous tribal areas.

 Life 

When Jan was a child, she studied with boys, because there was no school for girls.  When the tribal leaders said she could not go to high school with boys, she studied with a tutor.  She went to medical school in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

 Work 

Jan worked at Pakistan Red Crescent.  She worked with women and children at a mental hospital. She also worked with Afghan refugees. Jan started the Tribal Women Welfare Association.

 References  

Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people
Category:Pakistani physicians