The present invention relates to catalyst composition comprising M1/Ga/zeolite and La/binder, wherein M1/Ga/zeolite is a zeolite comprising 0.01-2 wt-% palladium and/or platinum (M1) with respect to the total M1/Ga/zeolite and 0.2-2 wt-% gallium (Ga) with respect to the total M1/Ga/zeolite; and La/binder is a binder comprising 0.5-2 wt-% lanthanum (La) with respect to the total La/binder. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for preparing the catalyst composition of the present invention and a process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting a feedstream comprising lower alkanes with the catalyst composition of the present invention under conditions suitable for alkane aromatization.