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Begum Jan

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Begum Jan (Urdu: بیگم جان) is a doctor and the founder of the Tribal Women Welfare Association, which educates tribal women in Northwest Pakistan about their rights, and gives them medical training. She grew up in South Waziristan, a conservative area of Pakistan, but her father encouraged her to become a doctor. She attended a school for boys as a child because there was no school for girls, and when her tribal elders forbid her to attend high school she studied with a tutor instead. In 2007, at a nationwide women's protest against clerics advocating suicide bombings and other violence, Jan led the Tribal Women Welfare Association's protest. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Begum Jan is the 925th most popular social activist, the 224th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 13th most popular Pakistani Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Begum Jan ranks 925 out of 840. Before her are Stella Young, Rahaf Mohammed, Johanne Defay, Leng Ouch, Sayragul Sauytbay, and Nadiya Hussain. After her are Isabelle Axelsson, Kate Rusby, Chiara Sacchi, Nkosi Johnson, Terri Schiavo case, and Sundus Abbas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Begum Jan ranks 534. Before her are Violeta G. Ivanova, Meg Donnelly, Andrew Nembhard, Diego Valencia, Birk Ruud, and Roberto de la Rosa. After her are Julio Rodríguez, Egy Maulana Vikri, Valentina Acosta Giraldo, Mason Cook, Lorenzo Patta, and Tatsunori Otsuka.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Begum Jan ranks 224 out of 217. Before her are Babar Azam (1994), Veena Malik (1984), Laila Haidari (null), Priya Gill (1977), Ayesha Malik (1966), and Misbah-ul-Haq (1974). After her are Saba Qamar (1984), Shoaib Malik (1982), Tanzila Khan (1986), Danish Taimoor (1983), Mahrang Baloch (1993), and Iman Ali (1980).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Pakistan

Among social activists born in Pakistan, Begum Jan ranks 13. Before her are Mukhtar Mai (1972), Tabassum Adnan (null), Jalila Haider (1988), Ziauddin Yousafzai (1969), Abia Akram (1985), and Laila Haidari (null). After her are Mahrang Baloch (1993), and Gulalai Ismail (1986).

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