Farkhunda Zahra Naderi

Naderi was born on April 19, 1981.[9] She is the daughter of Sayed Mansoor Naderi, the leader of Afghan Baghlan Ismailis.[10]

Naderi attended primary and secondary school in Baghlan and Kabul provinces and completed her baccalaureate at Harrow College at Harrow, London in 2001.[11] She studied Law at Westminster International University in Tashkent and graduated with a B.A degree from the same university in 2007.[12]

Naderi was the National Solidarity Party of Afghanistan candidate from Kabul province in the 2010 parliamentary election and was elected as member of parliament with 6,612 votes.[13] She entered into the 2010 election campaigns with a challenging slogan of "Burka, the window of power; چادری، دریچه قدرت" and there were no pictures of her in the advertising materials and posters as she wanted to encourage the public to concentrate on candidates' platforms rather than their faces.[14] Her campaign methods included arranging campaign rallies in different parts of Kabul City, sending campaigners knocking on citizens' doors to provide them with information about the candidate.[15]

Naderi, as one of the women rights activists in Afghanistan has been lobbying for the representation of a woman on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.[16] During a panel in the Chicago Summit 2012, she said the absence of women on the court was her "greatest concern".[17] She began lobbying for a woman on the court right after she took a seat in the Afghan Parliament in 2010. She shared the idea with the Women Committee members in Afghan Parliament and also presented in the General Assembly.[18]

Naderi was nominated by UNDP for the 2012 N-Peace Award. She won the award through an electronic voting system.[19] The 2013 award was won by another female Afghan parliamentarian, Masuada Karokhi, who was nominated by Naderi.[20]

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