She is currently serving as the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Education and National Harmony Affairs.
Arfa Sayeda Zehra completed a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Lahore College for Women University.
She completed a Master of Arts in Asian studies and a Doctor of Philosophy in History from University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Her research is in the areas of intellectual history, historical analysis and critique, human rights, and gender literature and social issues.
[12] Zehra is an advocate for development, basic human rights and gender equality.
[13] Her work for female equity and parity was a factor leading to her choice to teach at a women's college.