Name: Amirah Ahmad

Recipient Year: 2015

Congressional Office: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)

Description: Amirah Ahmad is a graduate of the University of Virginia. She is interested in human rights, social justice, international relations, and global development. Previously, she has interned at the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press in Beijing and Wicell Technologies in Jakarta. She was also a Global Greeter, peer advisor, publicity chair for UN Women, member of the Muslim Student Association, and a volunteer for Challah for Hunger.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirah-ahmad-800288a6/