Social Activist Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a senior activist in the PDPA. He was a lecturer in Chemistry in Kabul University for some years

Was a senior activist in the PDPA. He was a lecturer in Chemistry in Kabul University for some years and afterwards because of his involvement in politics he decided to join a higher secondary school in Kabul as lecturer in Chemistry.Halimzai was born on February 11, 1959 in Gajana village of Deh Bala district in Ningarhar province. His father was an accountant in the Pushtani Tijarati Bank of Afghanistan. Halimzai belongs to the Hamza Khel sub-tribe of the Shinwari tribe. At the age of five, Halimzai lost his mother who was suffering from Malaria and was raised by his grandmother. Halimzai received his primary education from Papeen Lisa (Papeen Higher Scondary School) in Papeen village.

Was a Polish activist, publicist and writer. Member of the Polish Socialist Party, arrested by the R

Was a Polish activist, publicist and writer. Member of the Polish Socialist Party, arrested by the Russian authorities and deported to Russia, where she joined the Trudoviks and took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Afterwards she returned to independent Poland, where she became a socialist activist, particularly interested in the issues of social welfare (such as maternity leave), and an activist of the Democratic Party (Poland) (SD). She also wrote novels. During WWII she joined the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa). Arrested by the Germans, she was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she died. Before her death, she wrote several works in the concentration camp, some related to her experiences in the camp, others continuing her work as a socialist activist.

Was a well known consumer activist in India.Hari Dev Shourie was born in Lahore in undivided India i

Was a well known consumer activist in India.Hari Dev Shourie was born in Lahore in undivided India in 1911. He has also served in the Indian Civil Services. He served as Director General at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He edited the magazine on Consumer rights "Common Cause", which he started even before Indian people were aware of the concept of Consumer rights. He fought a number of Public Interest Litigations, many of which resulted in Landmark Judgements by the Supreme Court of India.

Is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China. Now a resident and citizen of the

Is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China. Now a resident and citizen of the United States, Wu spent 19 years in Chinese labor camps, for which he popularized the term laogai.

Is a South African researcher, journalist and social entrepreneur who has worked in the field of Int

Is a South African researcher, journalist and social entrepreneur who has worked in the field of Internet policy, law and management in South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.After working as Digital Information Manager for Johannesburg-based non-profit, the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa from 2000 to 2002, she went to the United Kingdom to work with the Association for Progressive Communications, GreenNet and Privacy International on Internet rights advocacy in Europe.

Was an author and Hollywood writer most notable for his biographies of Nazi war criminals published

Was an author and Hollywood writer most notable for his biographies of Nazi war criminals published in the 1960s and 1970s.

Was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages.Having experienced the hor

Was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages.Having experienced the horrors of war himself as a soldier in Russia, he was then confronted with the isolation and suffering of the many war orphans and homeless children as a child welfare worker after the end of the Second World War. In his conviction that help can never be effective as long as the children have to grow up without a home of their own, he set about implementing his idea for SOS Children's Villages.

A prominent Argentinian investigative journalist and author. He writes for the left-leaning Argentin

A prominent Argentinian investigative journalist and author. He writes for the left-leaning Argentine newspaper Página/12 and heads up the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), an Argentinian human-rights organization.He is also a member of the Directive Board of Human Rights Watch/Americas, and of the New Iberoamerican Journalism Foundation created by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, as well as an active member at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism.

Was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician. He was an anti-tax activist responsible for p

Was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician. He was an anti-tax activist responsible for passage of California's Proposition 13 in 1978.Jarvis was a Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate in California in 1962, but the nomination and the election went to the liberal Republican Thomas Kuchel. Subsequently, he ran several times for Mayor of Los Angeles on an anti-tax platform and gained a reputation as a harsh critic of government. An Orange County businessman, he went on to lead the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and spearheaded Proposition 13,[4] the California property tax-cutting initiative passed in 1978 which slashed property taxes by 57% and initiated a national tax revolt.

Was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.Born in the Allier département

Was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.Born in the Allier département in the Auvergne area of France into a middle-class family, Hubertine Auclert's father died when she was thirteen years old and her mother sent her to live a

Was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent. He was conferred upon the title of Shaikhul Isl

Was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent. He was conferred upon the title of Shaikhul Islam as to acknowledge his eminence in hadith and fiqh.After graduating from the Darul Uloom Deoband, he migrated to Medina with his family. He began teaching Arabic grammar, usul al-fiqh, usul al-hadith, and Quranic exegesis. He spent 18 years teaching these various Islamic sciences in Medina. Maulana Madani, as he was also known as, was then appointed as head teacher and Shaikhul Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband. He filled this position for approximately 28 years.