Habiba Sarabi is a pharmacist, politician, and reformer of the post-Taliban era in Afghanistan. In 2005, she was appointed as governor of Bamyan Province, becoming the first woman ever to be a provincial governor in the country. 

Sarabi served as Minister of Women's Affairs from 2002 to 2004. During the Taliban days in 1990s, she worked as woman rights and education activist and taught girls and women in refugee camps in Pakistan. She joined Dr. Zalmai Rasul’s ticket as vice president in 2014 presidential elections and was the most prominent woman running in that year’s elections. Upon formation of the National Unity Government, Sarabi served as advisor on women and youth to Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan. She was later appointed as Deputy to Afghanistan High Peace Council in 2016.

Habiba Sarabi won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2013 for her work in good governance and girl’s education. She was awarded the N-Peace prize in 2016 for her unrelenting work to bring peace to Afghanistan, while ensuring attention on gender equality and women’s empowerment. 

Habiba Sarabi was a member of the Afghan Government peace negotiation team with the Taliban. Currently, she is a member of the steering committee at Women Forum on Afghanistan (WFA). 

She is a resident fellow at the Princeton SPIA Afghanistan Policy Lab.