Habiba Sarabi

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Habiba Sarabi (* 1956 in Mazār-i Sharif , also Sarobi ) is an Afghan hematologist , politician and reformer during the post- Taliban period in Afghanistan. On March 23, 2005, she was appointed governor of Bamiyan Province by President Hamid Karzai , making her the first woman in Afghanistan to ever hold such a position. Before that, she served in Karzai's cabinet as a women's representative and as minister for culture and education; she was instrumental in promoting women's rights and was also dedicated to environmental issues. Habiba Sarabi is an ethnic Hazara .

During the rule of the Taliban, Dr. Habiba with her children to Peshawar in Pakistan , but returned secretly and regularly. Her husband stayed behind in Kabul to take care of his family. She worked underground as a teacher for girls, both in secret in Afghanistan and in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan.

She would like to have the Buddha statues in her province destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 reconstructed with the help of UNESCO .

In 2008 Time Magazine listed her in the Heroes of the Environment list for her contribution to the establishment of the Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan.

In 2013 she was awarded the "Asian and Nobel Peace Prize prestigious" Ramon Magsaysay Award excellent.

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  1. ^ Afghanistan's first woman governor BBC , June 9, 2005
  2. ↑ Afghanistan's women enter politics - Habiba Sarabi is the first female governor to rule Bamiyan Province. APD, Adventist Press Service, May 30, 2008
  3. ↑ Leaders & Visionaries: Habiba Sarabi Time Magazine , September 24, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Sarabi, Habiba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarobi, Habiba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Afghan hematologist, politician and reformer during the post-Taliban period in Afghanistan
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Mazār-i Sharif