# Waris Dirie

> Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation. She has won numerous awards recognizing her work on eradicating FGM, including the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007).

*Somali model, author, actress, activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/waris-dirie

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Model
- **Category:** Models
- **Country:** Somalia
- **Born:** 1965-10-21
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 55.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #2
- **Category rank:** #194

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/Waris_Dirie (@Waris_Dirie)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/waris.dirie/ (@waris.dirie)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/warisdirie (@warisdirie)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909909/ (@nm0909909)

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- [ワリス・ディリー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC)
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- [ואריס דירי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99)
- [Waris Dirie](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waris_Dirie)
- [Վարիս Դիրիե](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD_%D4%B4%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A5)
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