# Jezima Ismail

> Deshabandu Jezima Ismail is a Sri Lankan educator, broadcaster and social activist who has also served as an advocate for human rights. She has held several higher positions in fields such as education, human rights and broadcasting. She has also worked in several international organisations on human rights. She is the founder of the Muslim Women's Research and Action Forum (MWRAF), and the founder and president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Women's Conference (SLMWC). Additionally, she has served as vice chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, chairperson of People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), principal of Muslim Ladies College Colombo, and as a teacher at the Devi Balika Vidyalaya.

*Sri Lankan human rights activist and educationist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Born:** 1935
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Deshabandu Jezima Ismail is a Sri Lankan educator, broadcaster and social activist who has also served as an advocate for human rights. She has held several higher positions in fields such as education, human rights and broadcasting. She has also worked in several international organisations on human rights. She is the founder of the Muslim Women's Research and Action Forum (MWRAF), and the founder and president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Women's Conference (SLMWC). Additionally, she has served as vice chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, chairperson of People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), principal of Muslim Ladies College Colombo, and as a teacher at the Devi Balika Vidyalaya.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.1
- **Momentum:** 0.5

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