Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi Born: 1947
Birthplace: Hamedan, Iran

Gender: Female
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist

Nationality: Iran
Executive summary: First female judge in Iran

Father: Mohammad Ali Ebadi (lawyer, d. 1993)
Husband: (electrical engineer, two daughters)

High School: Reza Shah Kabir
University: Tehran University
Law School: Tehran University
University: PhD Private Law, Tehran University (1971, with honors)

Nobel Peace Prize 2003
Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize 2001

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