Ayesha Rabia Naveed
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Ayesha Rabia Naveed is a former commercial pilot from Pakistan who flew for the national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In 2005, she became the first Pakistani woman to captain a scheduled commercial flight.[1][2] In 2006 she was captain of the first all woman crew of a Pakistani passenger flight.[1][2]
Naveed's father was a doctor who flew as a hobby. Her uncle was an airline pilot. As a result, she would visit flying clubs frequently. She started learning flying at a young age.[2]