I'm a global citizen with a penchant for all things international. Alhumdulilah for everything and truly feel blessed and happy where I am at this stage in life.  I come from a small yet interesting family of lawyers, bankers, doctors, and academia and truly believe in the power of education as it can help level the playing field and serve as an equalizer, with that being said I feel spiritual nourishment, religion or "deen," is equally important and a balance between the two is the ultimate goal to strive for in this ever competing world we live in.  I am a fun loving person and was an only girl raised among two boys--one my twin the other my younger brother.  I believe in family, values, and traditions and being a good human being above all. 

Education wise, I am an MBA graduate and in addition to my MBA also hold a certificate in Human Resources (completely for fun no interest whatsoever in HR/nor do I do anything related to it). My undergraduate background is in International Relations, with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies.  In my everyday working life I work as a Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. State Department (Federal government or what some other parts call Ministry of Foreign Affairs), essentially I'm a young and budding diplomat with loads of potential and promise for a better tomorrow and wanting to create a better world. I have been this role for the last three years and am based in the DMV area with family in Pennsylvania. and some in relatives in NJ, Canada, and UK  More specifically, in terms of my job and what it means is that I work as the action officer for the U.S. Government and my portfolio includes countries in South and Central Asia region of the world  Essentially, I'm a diplomat, I mean I'm not an Ambassador (that comes much later in the career of a civil servant and just shows my promise and potential isA that if I stay in this career path, what I can work towards). With that being said, through my work I've had the opportunity to work on an array of exciting topics ranging from economics, human rights, science and technology,  entrepreneurship, human trafficking, gender, policy work and a whole range of global policy issues. 

Outside of my job other sides of my personality I'd like to highlight are I'm a fun loving and cheerful person, with an innovative mindset, and a buzz of ideas at any given time and I love to think of things be it problem solving or cooking a simple meal in creative ways.  While I certainly value creativity and enjoy arts, fashion, and spending time with my family and friends, I also value the hard work that comes with being grounded, working diligently, and with purpose and also appreciate the sciences. Apart from that I have a love of languages and in a past life studied Arabic and Spanish (albeit a bit rusty), and speak Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi somewhat fluently.  These days I'm learning Farsi through work.

With that being said I feel what would describe me well is four Ps that I abide by and hold to be true which are--patience, persistence, perseverance, and prayers will always pay dividends.  In closing, I'll just say this much may each of us find our best selves in a future partner and be reflections of each other, but also like the light of a prism stand out and reflect on our own as well when needed.

Wishing everyone the best in their search!