Ubah Ali

Ubah Ali (born 1996) is a social activist and feminist from Somaliland, who campaigns against female genital mutilation. In 2020, she was listed by the BBC as one of the world's most influential 100 Women.

Biography Ali was born in 1996 in Burco in the Toghdeer region of Somaliland. Her parents are both primary school dropouts: her father worked as a cab driver until he had a stroke in 2012, and her mother used to sell clothes. It was her mother who encouraged Ali's education and for her to apply for scholarships. She studied at the Abaarso School of Science and Technology from 2011 and left there in 2015. She then moved to Miss Hall's School and graduated from there in 2016. As of 2019, she was studying for a BA degree in Politics and Human Rights at the American University of Beirut.

Awards 2018–2019 Resolution Project Winner. 2019 Volunteer of the Year, American University of Beirut. 2020 BBC 100 Women List.