Zarifa Ghafari

Zarifa Ghafari (; born in 1992Zarifa Ghafari - RUMI AWARDS , rumiawards.com) is an Afghan advocate, activist, politician and entrepreneur.

 Biography 
Zarifa Ghafari was born 1992 in Kabul. She studied at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

She is the current mayor of Maidan Shahr, capital city of the Wardak Province, Afghanistan since 2018. Zarifa is one of the few Afghanistani female mayors, and also is the youngest to be appointed at the age of 26.

She was listed in 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019 by BBC. Zarifa was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in 2020.

She has survived three assassination attempts.

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Category:Living people
Category:1992 births
Category:Business people
Category:Afghan activists
Category:Mayors
Category:Feminists
Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Category:Maidan Wardak Province
Category:21st-century Afghan people
Category:University of the Punjab alumni