40 Under 40 Award Winners

Farah Naz Mustafawi

With a Master’s degree in Law and International Relations, Farah Naz Mustafawi has done her Bachelor’s in Law at Kardan University. Ms. Mustafawi is a peacebuilding and social activist with extensive practical experience in diplomacy, peacebuilding, research learning methods, and concepts. As a human rights activist, she utilizes multilingual and multicultural knowledge to establish and sustain relationships with national and international colleagues and institutions.

In 2008, Ms. Mustafawi served as a Deputy Director of Dialogue Center in Faizabad Badakhshan, where she played a key role in creating civil society through capacity building.

She has worked closely with various government agencies in the areas of peacebuilding and cross border discussions. Through social engagements, she was able to enhance visits for youth ambassadors to Pakistan and Tajikistan to create contact with neighboring countries and provide awareness of the factual developments in Afghanistan.

Ms. Mustafawi co-founded Nai Nawa in April 2018, with a focus to create an address for young poets, writers, and critics to modern literature in Kabul.