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==Early life==
==Early life==
Oryakhil was born in 1964 in [[Kabul]].<ref name=gov>[http://molsamd.gov.af/en/page/2146/minister/minister-biography Nasrin Oryakhil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024014809/http://molsamd.gov.af/en/page/2146/minister/minister-biography |date=2018-10-24 }}, Molsamd.gov, Retrieved 17 July 2016</ref>
Oryakhil was born in 1964 in [[Kabul]].<ref name=gov>[http://molsamd.gov.af/en/page/2146/minister/minister-biography Nasrin Oryakhil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024014809/http://molsamd.gov.af/en/page/2146/minister/minister-biography |date=2018-10-24 }}, Molsamd.gov, Retrieved 17 July 2016</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
She is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and since 2004 she has been the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in [[Kabul]], Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307105823/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-07|title=Bios of 2014 Award Winners|work=state.gov}}</ref> She founded inside that hospital the first clinic for obstetric [[fistula]] repair in Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov"/> She is the president of the NGO Afghan Family Health Association, and a member of the Afghan Women's Network, as well as part of the group whose task is to create a Medical Council in Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2014/03/06/us-honors-afghan-doctor-as-an-international-woman-of-courage/|title=US Honors Afghan Doctor as an International Woman of Courage|work=feminist.org|date=6 March 2014}}</ref> She also supported the creation of the Afghan Midwives Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaama.com/dr-nasrin-oryakhil-receives-international-women-of-courage-award-4003|title=Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil receives International Women of Courage Award|work=khaama.com|date=5 March 2014}}</ref>
She is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and since 2004 she has been the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in [[Kabul]], Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307105823/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-07|title=Bios of 2014 Award Winners|work=state.gov}}</ref> She founded inside that hospital the first clinic for obstetric [[fistula]] repair in Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov"/> She is the president of the NGO Afghan Family Health Association, and a member of the Afghan Women's Network, as well as part of the group whose task is to create a Medical Council in Afghanistan.<ref name="state.gov"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2014/03/06/us-honors-afghan-doctor-as-an-international-woman-of-courage/|title=US Honors Afghan Doctor as an International Woman of Courage|work=feminist.org|date=6 March 2014}}</ref> She also supported the creation of the Afghan Midwives Association.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaama.com/dr-nasrin-oryakhil-receives-international-women-of-courage-award-4003|title=Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil receives International Women of Courage Award|work=khaama.com|date=5 March 2014|last1=Zada |first1=Ahmad Shah Ghani }}</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
In 2015 she was made a minister for Labor in Afghanistan.<ref name=gov/> She was one of four women amongst the last sixteen additions to [[Ashraf Ghani]]'s government of national unity. Other candidates had to withdraw and these last additions were intended to not have dual nationality.<ref name=bbc2>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32391844 Afghan cabinet nearly complete after months of delay], April 2015, BBC, Retrieved 17 July 2016</ref> On 12 November 2016, she was dismissed from the office by the Afghan parliament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Afghan Parliament Unseats Foreign Minister, 2 Other Cabinet Members|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-parliament-unseats-3-cabinet-members/3593272.html}}</ref>
In 2015 she was made a minister for Labor in Afghanistan.<ref name=gov/> She was one of four women amongst the last sixteen additions to [[Ashraf Ghani]]'s government of national unity. Other candidates had to withdraw and these last additions were intended to not have dual nationality.<ref name=bbc2>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32391844 Afghan cabinet nearly complete after months of delay], April 2015, BBC, Retrieved 17 July 2016</ref> On 12 November 2016, she was dismissed from the office by the Afghan parliament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Afghan Parliament Unseats Foreign Minister, 2 Other Cabinet Members|date=12 November 2016 |url=http://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-parliament-unseats-3-cabinet-members/3593272.html}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
She received a 2014 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref>http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2014/03/04/afghan-woman-receive-int%E2%80%99l-women-courage-award</ref><ref name="state.gov"/>
She received a 2014 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2014/03/04/afghan-woman-receive-int%E2%80%99l-women-courage-award |title=Oryakhil selected for World Courage Award {{!}} Pajhwok Afghan News |website=www.pajhwok.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412082106/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2014/03/04/afghan-woman-receive-int%E2%80%99l-women-courage-award |archive-date=2015-04-12}} </ref><ref name="state.gov"/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award]]
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 18 March 2024

Nasrin Oryakhil
نسرین اوریاخیل
Personal details
Born1964
Kabul, Afghanistan

Nisrin Hader(2007) is an Afghan minister, gynecologist and obstetrician. She won awards for her work and in 2015 she was made a minister.

Early life

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Oryakhil was born in 1964 in Kabul.[1]

Career

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She is a gynecologist and obstetrician, and since 2004 she has been the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.[2] She founded inside that hospital the first clinic for obstetric fistula repair in Afghanistan.[2] She is the president of the NGO Afghan Family Health Association, and a member of the Afghan Women's Network, as well as part of the group whose task is to create a Medical Council in Afghanistan.[2][3] She also supported the creation of the Afghan Midwives Association.[4]

Politics

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In 2015 she was made a minister for Labor in Afghanistan.[1] She was one of four women amongst the last sixteen additions to Ashraf Ghani's government of national unity. Other candidates had to withdraw and these last additions were intended to not have dual nationality.[5] On 12 November 2016, she was dismissed from the office by the Afghan parliament.[6]

Awards

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She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award.[7][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nasrin Oryakhil Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Molsamd.gov, Retrieved 17 July 2016
  2. ^ a b c d "Bios of 2014 Award Winners". state.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07.
  3. ^ "US Honors Afghan Doctor as an International Woman of Courage". feminist.org. 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ Zada, Ahmad Shah Ghani (5 March 2014). "Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil receives International Women of Courage Award". khaama.com.
  5. ^ Afghan cabinet nearly complete after months of delay, April 2015, BBC, Retrieved 17 July 2016
  6. ^ "Afghan Parliament Unseats Foreign Minister, 2 Other Cabinet Members". 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Oryakhil selected for World Courage Award | Pajhwok Afghan News". www.pajhwok.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12.
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