Sima Samar

Summary

Sima Samar is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Jaghori District^[2]. She was born on February 3, 1957^[3]. She worked as a politician^[4], physician^[5], and human rights defender^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Sima Samar was born in Jaghori District^[2].
• Sima Samar's place of birth was Ghazni^[8].
• Sima Samar was born on February 3, 1957^[3].
• Sima Samar held citizenship in Afghanistan^[9].
• Sima Samar worked as a politician^[4].
• Sima Samar worked as a physician^[5].
• Sima Samar worked as a human rights defender^[6].
• Sima Samar was educated at Kabul University^[10].
• Sima Samar received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[11].
• Sima Samar received the Geuzenpenning^[12].
• Sima Samar received the John Humphrey Freedom Award^[13].
• Sima Samar received the Right Livelihood Award^[14].
• Sima Samar received the Profile in Courage Award^[15].
• Sima Samar received the Ramon Magsaysay Award^[16].
• Sima Samar's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Sima Samar is recorded as female^[18].
• Sima Samar's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Sima Samar was affiliated with the Truth and Justice Party^[20].
• Sima Samar's Commons category is recorded as Sima Samar^[21].
• Sima Samar's family name is recorded as Samar^[22].
• Sima Samar's given name is recorded as Sima^[23].
• Sima Samar's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'سیما سمر'}^[24].
• Sima Samar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights^[25].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Jaghori District^[2], a district of Afghanistan^[26], in Afghanistan^[27] and Ghazni^[8], a city^[28], in Afghanistan^[29]. Sima Samar was born on February 3, 1957^[3].

Education

Sima Samar's education included a stint at Kabul University^[10].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[11], a grade of an order^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1967^[32]; Geuzenpenning^[12], a medallion^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1987^[35]; John Humphrey Freedom Award^[13], an award^[36], in Canada^[37]; Right Livelihood Award^[14], a politics award^[38], in Sweden^[39], founded in 1980^[40]; Profile in Courage Award^[15], a courage award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1989^[43]; and Ramon Magsaysay Award^[16], an award^[44], in Philippines^[45], founded in 1958^[46].

Personal Life

Sima Samar's religion is recorded as Islam^[17]. She was affiliated with the Truth and Justice Party^[20].

Why It Matters

Sima Samar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Sima Samar born?

Sima Samar was born in Jaghori District^[2].

What did Sima Samar do for work?

Sima Samar worked as politician^[4], physician^[5], and human rights defender^[6].

Where did Sima Samar go to school?

Sima Samar was educated at Kabul University^[10].

What awards did Sima Samar receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[11], Geuzenpenning^[12], John Humphrey Freedom Award^[13], and Right Livelihood Award^[14].