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Rahaf Mohammed

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Rahaf Mohammed (formerly Rahaf Mohammed Mutlaq al-Qunun Al-Shammari; Arabic: رهف محمد مطلق القنون الشمري; born 11 March 2000) is a Saudi woman best known for her escape from her Saudi family and her appeals for asylum. She was detained by Thai authorities on 5 January 2019 while in transit through an airport in Bangkok, en route from Kuwait to Australia. She had intended to claim asylum in Australia and escape her family who she says abused her and threatened to kill her for, among other reasons, leaving Islam, an act that is a capital offence under Saudi law. After she appealed for help on Twitter and gained significant attention, Thai authorities abandoned their plans to forcibly return her to Kuwait (from where she would be repatriated to Saudi Arabia), and she was taken under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and granted refugee status. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Rahaf Mohammed is the 914th most popular social activist (down from 801st in 2024), the 384th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 340th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Rahaf Mohammed ranks 914 out of 840. Before her are Ayọ Tometi, Tess Asplund, Lucie Pinson, Paloma Costa, Shukria Asil, and Stella Young. After her are Johanne Defay, Leng Ouch, Sayragul Sauytbay, Nadiya Hussain, Isabelle Axelsson, and Kate Rusby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Rahaf Mohammed ranks 514. Before her are Pascal Boyer, Casper Tengstedt, Josh Sargent, Hima Das, Deividas Sirvydis, and Alidu Seidu. After her are Jaden McDaniels, Yang Qian, Wayne Pinnock, Nicole Anyomi, André Almeida, and Chloe Kim.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Rahaf Mohammed ranks 384 out of 354. Before her are Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (1994), Waleed Bakshween (1989), Amin Bukhari (1997), Mohammed Jahfali (1990), Khalifah Al-Dawsari (1999), and Reema Juffali (1992). After her are Hassan Muath (1986), Abdullah Al-Hafith (1992), Michael Mmoh (1998), Abdullah Radif (2003), Tareg Hamedi (1998), and Saeed Al Mowalad (1991).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Rahaf Mohammed ranks 7. Before her are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), Manal al-Sharif (1979), Loujain al-Hathloul (1989), Samar Badawi (1981), and Mozn Hassan (null).

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