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Manal al-Sharif

1979 - Today

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Manal al-Sharif (Arabic: منال الشريف, romanized: Manāl Aš-Šarīf, pronounced [maˈnaːl aʃːaˈriːf]; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right-to-drive campaign in 2011. Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook. Al-Sharif was detained on 21 May 2011, released, and rearrested the following day. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manal al-Sharif is the 612th most popular social activist (up from 625th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 224th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Manal al-Sharif ranks 612 out of 840. Before her are Martin Luther King III, Dolores Huerta, Yelizaveta Chaikina, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Lida Heymann, and Neerja Bhanot. After her are Robert Emmet, Usha Mehta, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Barbara Bush, Marguerite Higgins, and Oinikhol Bobonazarova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Manal al-Sharif ranks 209. Before her are Daniel Cormier, Juliana Paes, Shinji Ono, Martin Taylor, Naohiro Takahara, and Steve Cherundolo. After her are Jiro Hiratsuka, Andy van der Meyde, Michele Scarponi, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Tracy McGrady, and Mirko Hrgović.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Manal al-Sharif ranks 221 out of 354. Before her are Salem Al-Dawsari (1991), Adel al-Jubeir (1962), Lisa Eilbacher (1956), Abdulaziz al-Omari (1979), Khalil Al Ghamdi (1970), and Maher Al-Mu'aiqly (1969). After her are Haifaa al-Mansour (1974), Melora Walters (1960), Mohammed Noor (1978), Raif Badawi (1984), Princess Rajwa Al Hussein (1994), and Elly Akira (1986).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Manal al-Sharif ranks 3. Before her are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), and Nimr al-Nimr (1959). After her are Loujain al-Hathloul (1989), Samar Badawi (1981), and Rahaf Mohammed (2000).

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