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Nighat Dad is a Pakistani lawyer and Internet activist. She is the founder and executive director of the Digital Rights Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to promote digital rights and freedom of expression in Pakistan. She is also a member of the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder initiative that works to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy rights online. Born in 1981 in Lahore, Pakistan, Nighat Dad is 39 years old as of 2020. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 55 kg. She has black hair and brown eyes. Nighat Dad is unmarried and has no children. She is currently in a relationship with her partner, whom she has not revealed publicly. Nighat Dad is a highly successful lawyer and Internet activist. She has been recognized for her work in the field of digital rights and freedom of expression in Pakistan. She has been awarded the International Women of Courage Award by the US State Department in 2016, the Human Rights Tulip Award by the Dutch Government in 2017, and the Human Rights Defender Award by the International Bar Association in 2018. Nighat Dad has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2020. She earns her wealth from her career as a lawyer and Internet activist.

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Occupation Lawyer
Age 42 years old
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Born , 1981
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Birthplace Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan

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2020

On 6 May 2020, Facebook appointed her to its content oversight board.

2018

In November 2018 she joined The Tor Project's board of directors.

2016

In 2016, she was awarded the Atlantic Council Digital Freedom Award and Dutch government's Human Rights Tulip award. She is also one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.

2015

Dad led campaigns to protect online freedom of speech in Pakistan as well campaigns against legislation that gives the government broad powers of surveillance online, most notable one is the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015. She also contributed in the draft of Acid Prevention Law 2010 and the Domestic Violence Bill of Pakistan.

In 2015, she was named in the TIME magazine's list of next generation leaders, for helping Pakistani women fight online harassment.

2012

In 2012, she set up the Digital Rights Foundation where she was executive director, educate Pakistani internet users, particularly women to protect themselves from online harassment. Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has also attended workshops of Dad, before being shot by the Taliban in October 2012.

2009

Nighat Dad (Urdu: نگہت داد ‎; born c. 1981 ) is a Pakistani lawyer and Internet activist who runs the not-for-profit organisation Digital Rights Foundation. Her work in the field of IT security has earned her many international awards.

1981

Dad was born in 1981 in Lahore. She hails from a village in Jhang, Punjab. She received her education from the University of the Punjab, Lahore from where she has received a degree of the Master of Laws. Her marriage lasted only 18 months, and as a single mother, she had to wage a legal battle to win the custody of her child. During court proceedings she met many single mothers involved in legal battle to gain custody of their children, and she has been helping such women.