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Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi

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Also known as Cyrine Abadi

Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who has dedicated her career to defending the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran despite significant personal risk. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, becoming the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to receive this honor, which brought international recognition to her work promoting justice and democracy.

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Born
1947
Works
21

Top works

  • Huqūq-i kudak
  • Iran awakening
  • Ḥuqūq-i panāhandagān
  • Ḥuqūq-i zan dar qavānīn-i Īrān
  • Qafas-i ṭalāyī

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Known for

  • Nasrin — Self2020
  • Femme — Self2013
  • The Green Wave — Herself2012

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize2003

    “for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Shirin
Gender
female
Citizenship
Iran
Place of birth
Hamadan
Occupation
jurist
Position held
judge
Educated at
University of Tehran
Employer
University of Tehran
Languages spoken
Persian
Religion
Islam
Image
Shirin Ebadi 01.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
London
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Shirin Ebadi
date of birth
1947-06-21
name in native language
شیرين عبادى
member of
Nobel Women's Initiative
ethnic group
Iranian Jews
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Encyclopedic overview

Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شيرين عبادى, romanized: Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian Nobel laureate, lawyer, writer, teacher and a former judge and founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her pioneering efforts for democracy and women's, children's, and refugee rights. She was the first Iranian to receive the award.

She has lived in exile in London since 2009. In March 2026, Iranian opposition leader Reza Pahlavi said that Ebadi would lead a committee to draft regulations for transitional justice in Iran, creating a framework for a court and fact-finding commission to address human rights violations under the Islamic Republic. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in 2026 by Time magazine.

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