Miraj Bibi
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| Native name | معراج بی بی |
| Born | 15 January 1975 Khot Valley, Chitral District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| 🏡 Residence | Chitral, Pakistan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 💼 Occupation | Activist for rights to education and for women and Social Worker |
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Miraj Bibi (born January 15, 1975 is a Pakistani female teacher and mother language education activist. She is known for her activism for girls' and women's rights, especially for her free tuition center for deserving boys and girls to tach them in their own mother languages and to encourage and support to go to school. Miraj Bibi is the first Pakistani woman to have won the Public Peace Prize in the year 2018 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan.[1]
Life[edit]
Miraj was born in the town of Shadandur village, Khot, Torkhow Valley, Tehsil Mastuj in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. After receiving Public Peace Prize, the PPP presented tribute to Miraj Bibi in French language certifying that :
Distinction octroyée pour son dévouement et sa détermination à promouvoir sans relâche l’éducation des femmes et des enfants défavorisés au-delà des préjugés sociaux et culturels, devenant un symbole de l’engagement social au service de plus démunis. FÉLICITATIONS!
Honours[edit]
Besides the Public Peace Prize in 2018, Miraj has been honoured for her work many times by national and international level. She was awarded prizes for her selfless serviced for women education in Pakistan.
| Year | Awards | Remarks | Country |
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| 2011 | N-Peace Award | Nominated by UNDP and N-Peace Network |  Thailand
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| 2015 | Passionate Female Teacher Award | Awarded by Innovative Youth Forum Pakistan |  PAK
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| January 2014 | Best Female Teacher Award | Awarded by UNDP and Youth Revolution Clan Pakistan | PAK
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| March 2016 | The News Woman Award | Nominated by The Internatinal | PAK
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| December 2018 | Public Peace Prize | Awarded by Public Peace Prize |  Congo[2]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Public Peace Prize Laureate 2018 from Pakistan - Miraj Bibi". Public Peace Prize. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ "Public Peace Prize for Pakistan's Miraj Bibi". Public Peace Prize. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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