Nader Nadery

Ahmad Nader Nadery (born 1975) is an Afghan-born human rights activist and government official. He is the founding director of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan and a senior fellow at the Wilson Center. Formerly, he was a commissioner of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and a senior advisor to Afghan President.

Early life and education
Nadery was born in 1975 in the Nimruz Province to a known Pashtun family. He studied law at Kabul University and obtained his master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. During this tenure, he was detained several times and exiled in Pakistan. In 1996, he was publicly flogged for not wearing a turban.

Honors and awards

 * TIME's 20 under 40 in Asia of 2004.
 * Reebok Human Rights Award, 2004.
 * Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2008.