Malalai Joya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Malalai Joya
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1978(1978-04-25)
Age	46
Birthplace	Farah
Country	Afghanistan
Birth City	Farah Province
Horoscope	Aries

Malalai Joya Biography

Malalai Joya is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 25, 1978 in Farah, Farah Province, Afghanistan. Activist, writer, who was a Parliamentarian in Afghanistan’s National Assembly until she was fired in 2007 for calling out war crimes. She is a staunch opponent of Karzai’s administration and US support for him.

In the New York Times, Renowned professor Noam Chomsky wrote in the New York Times that she should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. , a well-respected professor, wrote that she should have received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

Malalai Joya (Pashto ملالۍ جویا) (born April 25, 1978) is an activist, writer, and a former politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of warlords and war criminals in the Afghan Parliament. She is an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, particularly the United States.

After the Soviet withdrawal, Joya returned to Afghanistan in 1998 during the Taliban’s reign. As a young woman she worked as a social activist and was named a director of the non-governmental group, Organisation of Promoting Afghan Women’s Capabilities (OPAWC) in the western provinces of Herat and Farah. She is married, but has not revealed the name of her husband due to fear for his safety.

She was married but she did not disclose her husband’s identity out of fear for his safety.

Malalai Joya Net Worth

Malalai Joya is one of the richest Politician from Afghanistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Malalai Joya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a social activist, and was appointed Director of the Organisation of Promoting Afghan Women’s Capabilities.

She was named on Time Magazine’s 2010 list of 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.

Joya was born on April 25, 1978, in the Farah Province, in western Afghanistan. Her father was a former medical student who lost a leg while fighting in the Soviet–Afghan War. In 1982, when she was 4 years old, her family fled Afghanistan to live as refugees in neighboring Iran. She got involved in humanitarian work while in eighth grade.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Malalai Joya Dating?

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In 2006, the Washington Post said of Joya: “Her truth is that warlords should not be permitted to hide behind ‘the mask of democracy to hold on to their chairs’ and their pernicious pursuits at the expense of poor, ‘barefoot’ Afghans who remain voiceless and disillusioned. The warlords are corrupt ‘war criminals’ who should be tried, and incorrigible ‘drug dealers’ who brought the country to its knees, she said.”

Facts & Trivia

Malalai Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Afghanistan. Malalai Joya celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.

On May 21, 2007, fellow members of the Wolesi Jirga voted to suspend Malalai Joya for three years from the legislature, citing that she had broken Article 70 of the Parliament, which had banned Wolesi Jirga members from openly criticizing each other. Joya had compared the Wolesi Jirga to a “stable or zoo” on a recent TV interview, and later called other members of parliament “criminals” and “drug smugglers.” She is reported to have referred to the House as “worse than a stable”, since “(a) stable is better, for there you have a donkey that carries a load and a cow that provides the milk.”

What was Malalai Joya known for?

Malalai Joya gained international attention when, as an elected delegate to the Loya Jirga convened to ratify the Constitution of Afghanistan, she spoke out publicly against the domination of warlords on December 17, 2003. My name is Malalai Joya from Farah Province.

Is Malalai Joya married?

Joya is married , but doesn’t see her husband often and has not named him publicly for fear that he will be murdered; she has survived several assassination attempts.