Masuda Sultan is an Afghan-American women’s rights advocate and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience supporting women and girls through education, vocational training, and protection from violence. She is a co-founder of Women for Afghan Women, where she served for 21 years as a board member and donor, helping build it into one of the largest organizations serving Afghan women and girls. Her broader leadership includes advising Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance, co-founding All in Peace, and serving on the Council on Foreign Relations Women and Foreign Policy Advisory Committee. An author and public advocate, she holds an MPA from Harvard University and is also co-founder and Executive Director of Unfreeze Afghanistan, continuing her longstanding work to advance peace, protection, and opportunity for Afghan women and girls.

Masuda Sultan
Co-founder & Board Member