Begum Zari Sarfaraz (28 July 1923 – 27 April 2008) was a noted early political activist and committed social worker of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan.

[1] Zari Sarfaraz was born in 28 July 1923, to a wealthy Pashtun family of Mardan,[2][3] in the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in present-day Pakistan) of British India.

She aspired to become a medical doctor, but her father's early and untimely death forced her to adopt the main role in managing the family property and businesses.

From around 1943 to 1944, Begum Zari Sarfaraz successfully expanded her family business, including the Premier Sugar Mills and Distillery Company Ltd, in Mardan, and also set up other entrepreneurial ventures in various places.

[6][3] She became a leading young member of this movement and played an active role in furthering the Muslim League's cause whilst also running her own business from 1945 onwards.