Fawzia koofi biography of mahatma

Afghan politician and women's rights activist (born 1975)

Fawzia Koofi (Persian: فوزیه کوفی, Persian pronunciation:[fæwziːæ(h)kuːfiː]; born 1975)^[1] is an Afghan politician, writer, and women's rights activist.

Originally from Badakhshan province and ethnically Tajik, Koofi was recently a member of the Afghan delegation negotiating peace with the Taliban in Doha Qatar. She is an ex Member of Parliament in Kabul and was the Vice President of the National Assembly.

Fawzia koofi

Biography

Youth and education

Koofi's father was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 25 years but died at the end of the Afghan war (1979–1989), killed by Mujahideen.^[1]

Born into a polygamous family of seven women, Koofi was first rejected by her parents because of her gender.

Her father had married a younger woman and her mother sought to have a son to maintain her husband's affection. The day Koofi was born, she was left out to die in the sun.^[2]