Alaa Murabit Biography

Alaa Murabit is a medical doctor one of 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals Advocates appointed by the UN Secretary General and a UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment & Economic Growth. An MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow and International Deliver For Good Influencer Alaa serves as a trustee for The Malala Fund International Alert and Keeping Children Safe. Alaa's TED Talk released in July 2015 “What my religion really says about women” was selected as the TED Talk of the Day and one of four moving TED Talks you should watch right now by The New York Times.
Her efficacy in security health policy and sustainable development was most recently recognized by both Forbes Aspen Ideas and Bay Street Bull who named her a Forbes 30 Under 30 Spotlight Scholar and Canada's 30x30 respectively. Her leadership in engaging youth particularly young and minority women in global decision making and elevating the role of young women on global platforms was recognized by Harvard Law who named her the youngest 2017 Woman Inspiring Change. In 2016 she founded a global Mentorship Programme for emerging leaders.
Alaa completed high school in Saskatoon Canada at the age of 15 Alaa and moved to Zawia Libya where she enrolled in medical school and founded VLW at the age of 21. With a strong focus on challenging societal and cultural norms Alaa champions women’s participation in peace processes and conflict mediation. Her programs such as the groundbreaking “Noor Campaign” are replicated internationally.

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