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Female Afghan politician, women rights activist and N-peace award winner of 2012.

Farkhunda Zahra Naderi (Dari: فرخنده زهرا نادری) is an Afghan politician and women's right activist. She has been a member of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chaired by Abdullah Abdullah.

Previously, she served as a senior advisor to president Ashraf Ghani in United Nations Affairs.^[1] Before that she served as a member of Parliament (Wolesi Jirag/lower house of Afghan Parliament) from 2010–2015.^[2][3]

Farkhunda Zahra Naderi is a recipient of the 2012 NPeace Award,^[4] and a YGL graduate.

Early life and education

Naderi was born on 19 April 1981 in Kabul.^[5] She is the daughter of Sayed Mansoor Naderi, Incumbent Sayed of Kayan (leader of Ismaili Hazaras Community) ^[6] in Afghanistan.^[7]

Naderi attended primary and secondary school in Baghlan and Kabul provinces and comp Farkhunda Zahra Naderi, Afghanistan - Inter-Parliamentary Union WYREC