Nadia Murad Basee Taha Age, Wiki and Bio

Nadia Murad Basee Taha

Quick Info

ProfessionHuman-rights Activist
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceVillage - Kojo, District - Sinjar, Iraq

Bio/Wiki

Full NameNadia Murad Basee Taha
Famous ForBeing the first Iraqi to win the Noble Peace Prize

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm (5’ 6”)
Weight50 kg (110 lbs)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolA High School in Iraq
ReligionYazdânism
EthnicityYazidis or Kurdish

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Affairs/BoyfriendsAbid Shamdin
Marriage DateAugust 19, 2018

Family

HusbandAbid Shamdin (Works as a volunteer at Yazda, a non-profit organisation)
ChildrenNone
Parents
FatherMurad Ismail
MotherName Not Known
Siblings
BrotherAbout 10 brothers and some step-brothers
SisterNames Not Known

Career

Awards, Achievements, Honours
  • 2016: Václav Havel Award for Human Rights by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  • 2016: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (with Lamiya Aji Bashar)
  • 2018: Nobel Peace Prize (with Denis Mukwege)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Her family lived happily in Sinjar before being attacked by militants.
Her father worked as a farmer.
Nadia was abducted as a sex slave by ISIS militants.
A refugee program in Germany helped around 1000 women and children, including Nadia, in 2015.
Nadia established Nadia’s Initiative to assist women and children affected by mass atrocities.
She met Pope Francis and Archbishop Gallagher in the Vatican City on 3 May 2017.
In November 2017, Nadia Murad published her memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State.