1. Nisha Ayub was born on 5 April 1979 and is a Malaysian transgender rights activist.
10 Facts About Nisha Ayub
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Nisha Ayub was born in Malacca, Malaysia, on April 5,1979.
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Nisha Ayub is of mixed maternal Indian, Ceylonese and paternal Malay descent.
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Nisha Ayub was raised by her mother Christian family after her father's death when she was six years old.
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At nine years old, Nisha Ayub participated in a fancy dress competition, as a ballerina wearing a black dress and a wig.
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Under this law, Nisha Ayub was imprisoned for three months in 2000.
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Nisha Ayub was honored with Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism in 2015 for her bold action opposing the Malaysian laws that were detrimental to the interest of people to live in peace without being harmed and oppressed.
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Nisha Ayub received the International Women of Courage Award in 2016, becoming the first openly transgender woman to receive that award.
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In 2019, Nisha Ayub became the only Malaysian on the British Broadcasting Corporation 100 Women of 2019 list.
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Nisha Ayub was recognised by BBC for her work in assisting the local transgender community.