About Samah
Samah Hadid is a 22 year old human rights advocate from Sydney . She is currently completing her Masters in Human Rights Law and Policy at the University of New South Wales.
Samah serves as the Youth Representative on the Australian National Commission for UNESCO. She is also a member of Amnesty International’s Diversity Steering Committee.
In 2009 she was the first Australian to be selected to complete a fellowship in minority rights with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
She has also been a volunteer with the Muslim Women Association for 7 years, in which she contributed to the youth magazine Reflections.
Samah has previously been a member of Bankstown Council’s Youth Advisory Committee , the National Youth Roundtable and selected as a participant to the Prime Minister’s 2020 Summit.
Samah has been recognized for her volunteer work as the CRC Young Volunteer of the Year , UWS Young Woman from the West and received a human rights commendation award . Samah is also a co author of the book The Future by Us, writing about citizenship and immigration.
Samah has advised state and national governments on youth participation, multiculturalism and social inclusion.
As the 2010 Australian Youth Representative to the UN Samah hopes to profile the voices of indigenous and minority youth and promote the valuable role young people make to Australia .
