Bio/Wiki
Full Name | Nadia Murad Basee Taha |
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Famous For | Being the first Iraqi to win the Noble Peace Prize |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 168 cm (5’ 6”) |
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Weight | 50 kg (110 lbs) |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | A High School in Iraq |
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Religion | Yazdânism |
Ethnicity | Yazidis or Kurdish |
Personal Life
Marital Status | Married |
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Relationships & More
Affairs/Boyfriends | Abid Shamdin |
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Marriage Date | August 19, 2018 |
Family
Husband | Abid Shamdin (Works as a volunteer at Yazda, a non-profit organisation) | ||||
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Children | None | ||||
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Career
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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. |