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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|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-parliament-unseats-3-cabinet-members/3593272.html}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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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"/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:21, 27 August 2021
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| نسرین اوریاخیل | |
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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
Oryakhil was born in 1964 in Kabul.[1]
Career
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
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
She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award.[7][2]
References
- ^ a b Nasrin Oryakhil Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Molsamd.gov, Retrieved 17 July 2016
- ^ a b c d "Bios of 2014 Award Winners". state.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07.
- ^ "US Honors Afghan Doctor as an International Woman of Courage". feminist.org. 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil receives International Women of Courage Award". khaama.com. 5 March 2014.
- ^ Afghan cabinet nearly complete after months of delay, April 2015, BBC, Retrieved 17 July 2016
- ^ "Afghan Parliament Unseats Foreign Minister, 2 Other Cabinet Members".
- ^ http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2014/03/04/afghan-woman-receive-int%E2%80%99l-women-courage-award