Şafak Pavey, born on July 10, 1976, is a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) representing İstanbul Province. She is the first disabled woman (due to a train accident she had whilst studying art and film in Zurich left her with one arm and leg) ever elected to the Turkish parliament, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
1976 Ankara doğumlu Pavey, Londra Westminster Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü'nü bitirdikten sonra yüksek lisansını London School of Economics'de tamamladı.