Mehrengar Bahranova

Mehrenegar Bahranova is a Tajik ambassador of peace. After civil war claimed both of her parent’s lives, a young Bahranova began working in a Soviet sewing factory where she began to advocate for women in the workplace. As war continued to loom over Tajikistan, Bahranova helped to employ widows and used resulting incomes to help fund an orphanage in her hometown that served as a safe place for women and children. In 2015, Mehrenegar was honored as the co-recipient of the 4th Simorgh International Peace Prize in recognition of her life-time of humanitarian service.