- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on November 12, 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is a producer and director, known for Saving Face (2012), A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015) and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015). She is married to Fahd Kamal Chinoy. They have two children.
- SpouseFahd Kamal Chinoy(? - present) (2 children)
- She's the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award.
- Attended high school in Karachi, Pakistan with Kumail Nanjiani.
- The first woman to direct a Star Wars film. That honour was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who was set to direct Star Wars: Rogue Squadron before the project was shelved.
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