Naheed Farid is an Afghanistan Parliamentarian in-exile, Chairperson of House Standing Committee for Women Affairs, a Professional Specialist at Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, and Advisory Board Member of US-Afghanistan Democratic Peace and Prosperity Council (DPPC).

Elected to Parliament in 2010 as the youngest-ever elected politician and lawmaker in Afghanistan, Naheed has worked tirelessly to engage Afghan youth and women in the nation’s political process.

Naheed is a George Washington University Alumna, Forbes Magazine Awardee, a Model Citizen of Grassroot-Diplomat Magazine and an Italian Distinctive Brave-Knight Medalist. Since the Taliban takeover in Aug 2021, Naheed has spoken at the UN, UK Parliament, EU Parliament, US Congress and various media platforms to advocate for human rights in Afghanistan.