Leyla Yunus

Summary

Leyla Yunus is a human^[1]. She was born in Baku^[2]. She was born on +1955-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a human rights defender^[4], politician^[5], and historian^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Leyla Yunus was born in Baku^[2].
• Leyla Yunus was born on +1955-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Leyla Yunus was born on +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Leyla Yunus was married to Arif Yunus^[9].
• Leyla Yunus held citizenship in Soviet Union^[10].
• Leyla Yunus held citizenship in Azerbaijan^[11].
• Leyla Yunus worked as a human rights defender^[4].
• Leyla Yunus worked as a politician^[5].
• Leyla Yunus's professions included historian^[6].
• Leyla Yunus's education included a stint at Baku State University^[12].
• Leyla Yunus received the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award^[13].
• Leyla Yunus received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[14].
• Leyla Yunus's image is recorded as Leyla Yunus in 2014 (cropped).png^[15].
• Leyla Yunus is recorded as female^[16].
• Leyla Yunus's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Leyla Yunus was affiliated with the Unity Party^[18].
• Leyla Yunus was affiliated with the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party^[19].
• Leyla Yunus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000036150538^[20].
• Leyla Yunus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000140289732^[21].
• Leyla Yunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53577571^[22].
• Leyla Yunus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 201020990^[23].
• Leyla Yunus's GND ID is recorded as 170891984^[24].
• Leyla Yunus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2006050152^[25].
• Leyla Yunus's Commons category is recorded as Leyla Yunus^[26].
• Leyla Yunus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011q9g13^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leyla Yunus was born in Baku^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1955-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].

Education

Leyla Yunus was educated at Baku State University^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender^[4], politician^[5], and historian^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award^[13], an award^[28], in Norway^[29], founded in 1980^[30] and Knight of the Legion of Honour^[14], a grade of an order^[31], in France^[32].

Personal Life

Leyla Yunus was married to Arif Yunus^[9]. Political affiliations include Unity Party^[18], a political party^[33], in Azerbaijan^[34], founded in 1995^[35], headquartered in Binagadi raion^[36] and Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party^[19], a political party^[37], in Azerbaijan^[38], founded in 1989^[39], headquartered in Baku^[40].

Why It Matters

Leyla Yunus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Leyla Yunus born?

Leyla Yunus's place of birth was Baku^[2].

Who was Leyla Yunus married to?

Leyla Yunus's spouses include Arif Yunus^[9].

What did Leyla Yunus do for work?

Leyla Yunus worked as human rights defender^[4], politician^[5], and historian^[6].

Where did Leyla Yunus go to school?

Leyla Yunus was educated at Baku State University^[12].

What awards did Leyla Yunus receive?

Honors received include Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award^[13] and Knight of the Legion of Honour^[14].