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Pakistan’s first ACCA qualified transgender Sana Khan has made history after getting job as Finance Manager following the completion of studies.
A resident of Multan and a transgender – Sana Khan has broken barriers despite the plethora of challenges, including the one of getting disowned by her family. She is currently serving as a finance manager after completing her ACCA.
Despite the known fact that the transgender community faces societal nonacceptance and negligence since decades, Sana Khan emerged as an inspiration for people like her, proving that despite challenges; passion for something can take a person places.
She completed her matriculation from a government school and later pursued study in finance, studied (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) ACCA and later completed Bachelors of Science in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University.
Her passion and interest in finance made her the first ACCA qualified transgender of Pakistan. Sana is currently working as a finance manager at a private organization.
Talking to media, Sana Khan said her siblings felt reluctant in recognizing her as their family member, and went to the extent of pressurizing her to leave the house.
Her message to the transgender community is that the people like her should not consider disreputable jobs as an earning source but rather choose the path of education to earn a respectful livelihood for themselves.
Sana’s journey is a motivation for people of the transgender community and disseminate the message that self-worth is self-created.
