After Shah Mehmood Qureshi's resignation as Foreign Minister, she became acting Minister of Foreign Affairs on 13 February 2011.



She was formally appointed as Foreign Minister on 18 July and was sworn in on 19 July, becoming the youngest and first female Minister of Foreign Affairs.




When she visited India in 2011, she became cynosure of Indian media that focused more on her beauty and handbags than peace talks with Indian government .



Hina Rabbani Khar is married to a businessperson Feroz Gulzar and has 3 kids, two sons and a daughter.