Name Country Born Died Comments Source Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur United States 1974 – Global health advocate [30] Sitara Achakzai Afghanistan 1956 2009 leading Afghan women's rights activist, member of the regional parliament in Kandahar [31] Jamila Afghani Afghanistan 1974 – women's rights activist, created the first "gender-sensitive training in Afghanistan for Imams" [32][33] Mahnaz Afkhami Iran 1941 – women's rights activist, Minister without portfolio for Women's Affairs, Founder and President of Women's Learning Partnership [34][35] Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar United Kingdom 1944 – professor of politics and women's studies, member of the British House of Lords [36] Nazir Afzal United Kingdom 1962 - Public prosecutor and campaigner focusing on violence against women and so-called honour crimes [37] Leila Ahmed Egypt 1940 – Writer on Islam and feminism [38] Safia Ahmed-jan Afghanistan 1941 2006 Afghan women's rights advocate [39] Kecia Ali United States 1972 scholar on the study of Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh) and Women [40] Mariam Alhassan Alolo Ghana 1957 – female Islamic missionary [41] Amat Al Alim Alsoswa Yemen 1958 – journalist [42] Fadela Amara France 1964 – politician [43] Zainah Anwar Malaysia – head of Sisters in Islam [44] Seyran Ateş Germany 1963 – lawyer [45][46] Shukria Barakzai Afghanistan 1970 – politician, journalist [47] Farzana Bari Pakistan 1952 – human rights activist [48][49] Asma Barlas Pakistan 1950 – academics [50] Benazir Bhutto Pakistan 1953 2007 Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996 [51] Susan Carland Australia 1978 – academic [52] Kamala Chandrakirana Indonesia – human rights activist [53] Shirin Ebadi Iran 1947 – ; activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner for her efforts for the rights of women and children [54] Mona Eltahawy Egypt 1967 – journalist [55] Farid Esack South Africa 1959 – Muslim scholar, gender equity commissioner Zahra Eshraghi Iran 1964 – activist, former government official [56][57] Soumaya Naamane Guessous Morocco – sociologist, women's rights activist [58] Fatemeh Haghighatjoo Iran 1968 – reformist politician, contributed proposing a bill to join Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women [59][60] Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam Afghanistan 1981 – Chairman of the Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) Suheir Hammad Jordan 1973 – poet, political activist Riffat Hassan Pakistan 1943 – theologian, scholar of the Qur'an [61] Hissa Hilal Saudi Arabia – poet [62] Lubna al-Hussein Sudan – journalist, human rights activist [63] Samira Ibrahim Egypt 1987 – activist [64] Ramziya al-Iryani Yemen 1954 – novelist, diplomat [65][66] Na'eem Jeenah South Africa 1965 – academic [67] Mohja Kahf Syria 1967 – Meena Keshwar Kamal Afghanistan 1956 1987 women's rights activist, founder of Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan [68][69][70][71] Sultana Kamal Bangladesh 1950 – activist [72][73] Sadiq Khan United Kingdom 1970 – Mayor of London since 2016 [74] Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani Iran 20th century – Fawzia Koofi Afghanistan 1975 or 1976 – politician, women' rights activist [75] Elaheh Koulaei Iran 1956 – Konca Kuriş Turkey 1961 1999 writer [76] Asma Lamrabet Morocco [77] Mukhtār Mā'ī Pakistan 1972 – advocate for women's rights [78] Irshad Manji Canada 1968 – [79] Farideh Mashini Iran 2012 women's rights activist [80] Fatema Mernissi Morocco 1940 2015 [81] Ziba Mir-Hosseini Iran 1952 – academic of Islamic law and gender [82][83] Fakhrossadat Mohtashamipour Iran – reformist activist, head of women's affairs at the Ministry of Interior [84] Ilham Moussaïd France 1989 – politician [85][86] Shirin Neshat Iran 1957 – visual artist [87][88] Asra Nomani India 1965 – [89] Queen Noor of Jordan Jordan 1951 – queen consort of Jordan Ayaz Latif Palijo Pakistan 1968 – politician Zahra Rahnavard Iran 1945 – academic, politician [90] Queen Rania of Jordan Jordan 1970 – queen consort of Jordan Raheel Raza Pakistan 1949 – journalist, activist [91][92] Nilofar Sakhi Afghanistan 20th century – human rights activist [93] Zainab Salbi Iraq 1969 – humanitarian, CEO of Women for Women International [94][95] Linda Sarsour United States 1980 – political activist [96] Marjane Satrapi France, Iran 1969 – comic artist [97] Shamima Shaikh South Africa 1960 1998 South African activist, member of the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa, proponent of Islamic gender equality [98] Shahla Sherkat Iran 1956 – journalist Nasrin Sotoudeh Iran 1963 – human rights lawyer [99] Hidayet Şefkatli Tuksal Turkey 1963 human rights activist [100] Zil-e-Huma Usman Pakistan 1971 2007 politician, women's rights activist [101] Amina Wadud United States 1952 [102] Rama Yade France 1976 politician, writer [103] Nadia Yassine Morocco 1958 [104] Malala Yousafzai Pakistan 1997 - Pakistani activist for female education [105] Bilkisu Yusuf Nigeria 1952 2015 journalist, NGO adviser [106] Kadra Yusuf Norway 1980 activist [107] Musdah Mulia Indonesia 1960 human rights activist, Islamic scholar, theologian, proponent of Islamic gender equality and LGBTIQ, interfaith activist, one of founders and leaders of ICRP - Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace [108]