Gulalai Ismail
Gulalai Ismail (Pashto: ګلالۍ اسماعیل; Urdu: گلالئی اسماعیل; born 30 October 1986) is a Pakistani human rights activist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She is the chairperson of Aware Girls, a global ambassador for Humanists International, and a leading member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). She speaks on the subject of promoting peace and women's empowerment at conferences internationally, and is the recipient of the International Humanist of the Year Award, the Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention, and the Anna Politkovskaya Award.
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ګلالۍ اسماعیل | |
| Born | 30 October 1986 Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Education | Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver Quaid-i-Azam University |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Organization(s) | Aware Girls Humanists International |
| Movement | Pashtun Tahafuz Movement |
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| Relatives | Saba Ismail (sister) |
| Family | Saba Ismail (sister) |
| Awards | International Humanist of the Year Award (2014) Commonwealth Youth Award for Asia (2015) Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention (2016) Anna Politkovskaya Award (2017) |
| Website | awaregirls |
In 2019, Ismail fled Pakistan and took refuge in the United States after fearing for her life for speaking out against sexual assaults and disappearances allegedly carried out by the Pakistani military. In March 2021, she became a global ambassador for Humanists International.