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Tawakkol Karman

1979 - Today

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Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman (Arabic: توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمان, romanized: Tawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khālid Karmān; Turkish: Tevekkül Karman; born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist. She co-founded and leads 'Women Journalists Without Chains', a group established in 2005 to advocate for press freedom and human rights. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that was part of the Arab Spring movement. She was often referred as the 'Iron Woman' and the 'Mother of the Revolution" in Yemen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tawakkol Karman is the 199th most popular social activist (up from 256th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Yemen (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Yemeni Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Tawakkol Karman ranks 199 out of 840. Before her are Balthasar Gérard, Kartini, Vladimir Bukovsky, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Andrés Bonifacio, and Subcomandante Marcos. After her are Sojourner Truth, Tiradentes, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Aliya Moldagulova, Hrant Dink, and David Sassoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Tawakkol Karman ranks 15. Before her are Diego Forlán, Kimi Räikkönen, Roberta Metsola, Alice Weidel, Tim Cahill, and Luke Evans. After her are Nicolas Anelka, Jason Momoa, Júlio César, Caitriona Balfe, Gong Yoo, and Diego Milito.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Tawakkol Karman ranks 11 out of 35. Before her are Mukesh Ambani (1957), Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Miqdad ibn Aswad (589), Malik al-Ashtar (585), and Rashad al-Alimi (1954). After her are Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Muhammad al-Badr (1926), Wahb ibn Munabbih (655), Hussein al-Houthi (1960), Ahmad bin Yahya (1891), and Ali Nasir Muhammad (1940).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Yemen

Among social activists born in Yemen, Tawakkol Karman ranks 1. 

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