Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad became the first Iraqi to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in 2018 for her advocacy against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Record no. MRB-2026-007060
First Iraqi to Win the Nobel Peace Prize
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