Mardjan Seighali

Iranian-Dutch human rights activist and refugee worker
Person human Q102181876
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Mardjan Seighali

Summary

Mardjan Seighali is a human[1]. She was born in Rasht[2]. She was born on 1964[3]. She worked as a human rights defender[4], chief officer[5], and non-executive director[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mardjan Seighali was born in Rasht[2].
  • Mardjan Seighali was born on 1964[3].
  • Mardjan Seighali held citizenship in Iran[8].
  • Mardjan Seighali held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Mardjan Seighali's native language[10].
  • Mardjan Seighali worked as a human rights defender[4].
  • Mardjan Seighali worked as a chief officer[5].
  • Mardjan Seighali's professions included non-executive director[6].
  • Mardjan Seighali was employed by Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF[11].
  • Mardjan Seighali was employed by Humanistisch Verbond[12].
  • Mardjan Seighali received the Comenius prize[13].
  • Mardjan Seighali was a member of advisory board[14].
  • Mardjan Seighali was a member of Supervisory Board[15].
  • Mardjan Seighali was a member of Supervisory Board[16].
  • Mardjan Seighali's religion is recorded as atheism[17].
  • Mardjan Seighali's religion is recorded as humanism[18].
  • Mardjan Seighali is recorded as female[19].
  • Mardjan Seighali's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Mardjan Seighali's Commons category is recorded as Mardjan Seighali[21].
  • Mardjan Seighali's family name is recorded as Seighali[22].
  • Mardjan Seighali's given name is recorded as Mardjan[23].
  • Mardjan Seighali's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[24].
  • Mardjan Seighali's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[25].

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Origins and Family

Mardjan Seighali's place of birth was Rasht[2]. She was born on 1964[3]. Dutch was her native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[4], chief officer[5], and non-executive director[6]. Employers include Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF[11], a nonprofit organization[26], in Netherlands[27] and Humanistisch Verbond[12], a lifestance organisation[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1947[30].

Recognition

Mardjan Seighali received the Comenius prize[13].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include atheism[17], a world view[31] and humanism[18], a world view[32].

Why It Matters

Mardjan Seighali ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Mardjan Seighali born?

Mardjan Seighali's place of birth was Rasht[2].

What did Mardjan Seighali do for work?

Mardjan Seighali worked as human rights defender[4], chief officer[5], and non-executive director[6].

What awards did Mardjan Seighali receive?

Honors received include Comenius prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . uaf.nl. Retrieved . uaf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . De Correspondent. Retrieved . decorrespondent.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . kro-ncrv.nl. Retrieved . kro-ncrv.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Nederlands Dagblad. Retrieved . nd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Trouw. Retrieved . humanistischverbond.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . uaf.nl. Retrieved . uaf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . humanistischverbond.nl. Retrieved . humanistischverbond.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . reclassering.nl. Retrieved . reclassering.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . uaf.nl. Retrieved . uaf.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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