Habiba Sarobi

Habiba Sarabi (* 1956 in Mazār -i -Sharif, also Sarobi ) is an Afghan hematologist, politician and reformer of the post- Taliban era in Afghanistan. On 23 March 2005 she was appointed by President Hamid Karzai for the Governor of Bamiyan Province, and was the first woman in Afghanistan who ever held such a position. Previously, she served in Karzai's cabinet as Minister of Women's Affairs as well as culture and education; she was instrumental in the promotion of women's rights and dedicated himself beyond environmental matters. Habiba Sarabi is an ethnic Hazara.

During the reign of the Taliban, Dr. Habiba fled with their children to Peshawar in Pakistan, but returned secretly and regularly. Her husband stayed behind in Kabul to provide for his family. She worked in the underground as a teacher for girls, each secretly in Afghanistan and in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan.

The destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 Buddha statues in their province they want to be reconstructed again with the help of UNESCO.

In 2008, Time magazine led them into the list Heroes of the Environment, for their contribution to the establishment of the Band-e -Amir National Park in Bamiyan.

On July 25, 2013 it was announced that it was awarded the as the " Asian Nobel Peace Prize " prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award -.