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Tanyah Hameed Khan

Election Year: 2015

Election Constituency: Pakistan

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Pakistan & New College 2015

Tanyah Hameed Khan

Biography

Tanyah completed her Bachelors in Economics from the National University of Science and Technology, where she was awarded multiple merit scholarships. She graduated with the Chancellor's Silver Medal in Academics and undertook research internships with Plan International, Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce & UNDP Pakistan. She has also organized 5 national conferences, held prominent positions within the university's Community Services Society, Economics Society and Youth Economic Forum, while heading AIESEC Pakistan as Vice President Marketing and Communications. In her Sophomore year, she went on exchange to Mauritius where she volunteered as part of an environmental campaign. She is currently working with Pakistan's Ministry of Planning and Development with the Macroeconomics Section and the Chief Economist's Office. Tanyah is an avid reader, who loves travelling, badminton, Alternative Rock and the French language.