Noor Azizah

Noor Azizah is an award-winning Rohingya human rights advocate, educator, and refugee leader with over a decade of experience shaping international policy conversations and leading community-driven responses to displacement, gender-based violence, and statelessness.

She holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary & TESOL) and a Master of Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney, bringing together academic expertise, lived experience, and policy advocacy.

Her leadership has been widely recognised. In 2025, Noor was awarded Marie Claire Women of the Year – Voice of Now, and was a Finalist for Young Australian of the Year (2025). She is the NSW Young Woman of the Year (2024), a Global Citizen Youth Leader (2024), a recipient of the Stellar South Asian Women Award for Outstanding Global Impact, and a Finalist for the Australian Muslim Achievement Awards – Role Model of the Year (2025). She has also been recognised among Australia’s emerging leaders in international affairs and human rights advocacy.

Noor has served as a refugee delegate and expert at the United Nations, including at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, and was appointed a refugee expert for the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, contributing to international pledges on gender-based violence, education, and statelessness. She is a Member of Australia’s inaugural Refugee Advisory Panel, has contributed to UNHCR-led and government advisory bodies, and is part of UN Women’s 30 for 2030 (2024–2025).

She is a frequent speaker and media commentator on genocide, forced displacement, and the gendered impacts of conflict.

Expertise: Peacebuilding, refugee rights, gender justice, education, policy advocacy, and community leadership, with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of human rights, forced displacement, and international advocacy. Noor Azizah’s work focuses on advancing refugee-led solutions, promoting women-led peacebuilding, and influencing policy at national, regional, and United Nations levels.