Fouzia Younis, a British diplomat who was born in Pakistan, has been named the UK’s consul general in Toronto, making her the first Muslim woman to lead a British diplomatic mission.
On Twitter, Younis, who is currently in charge of communications and public diplomacy at the British High Commission in Islamabad, stated, ” privilege to serve as the British Consul General of His Majesty in Toronto.
Job News: Privileged to be appointed as His Majesty's British Consul General to Toronto 🇨🇦
Special moment as we think it's the 1st time (but don't have data) that a British Muslim woman has been appointed as Head of a 🇬🇧 Diplomatic Post.
I won't be the last 🙌🏽
— Fouzia Younis CG 🇬🇧🇨🇦 (@YounisFouzia) March 24, 2023
Younis expressed gratitude to her father for “dropping me off at Digbeth Coach Station at 4 in the morning so I could get to my work interviews Pakistani origin The first Muslim British to lead a diplomatic mission for the UK is Fouzia Younis..”
In addition, she paid homage to her late mother, who “stood up for 18-year-old me to go to university and waited at bus stops to walk me home through dark streets.”
“To the girls who, like me, are fighting racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice both within and outside of their communities. They are told they can’t do it or don’t sound or look like they should. Your power cannot be diminished by anyone. She said, “You can change the world.”
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