Sima Samar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sima Samar

Afghanistani politician

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1957

Place of Birth: Jaghori District, Ghazni, Afghanistan

Profession: physician, politician, human rights activist

Nationality: Afghanistan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Sima Samar

  • Sima Samar (Persian: ???? ????) (born 3 February 1957) is an Afgan woman’s and human rights advocate, activist and a social worker within national and international forums, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan from December 2001 to 2003.
  • She is currently the Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and, from 2005 to 2009, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan[1].
  • In 2011, she was part of the newly founded Truth and Justice party.
  • In 2012, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her longstanding and courageous dedication to human rights, especially the rights of women, in one of the most complex and dangerous regions in the world."

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