Description: (The First Woman to Serve as a Government Minister in Afghanistan)
Kubra Noorzai was an Afghan politician who served as the Minister of Public Health from 1965 to 1969. She was the first woman to serve as a government minister in Afghanistan. One of the most important feminists in Afghanistan, Kubra Noorzai played a major role in reviewing the draft 1964 constitution, which enabled women to vote and stand for election.