Born in Mumbai, Zainab is a transgender person & is one of the petitioners in the National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India case on transgender rights. She holds an MBA in Human Resources & is the National Manager Health & Human Rights at UNDP country office in India.

She has been exposed to insightful partnerships across multiple types of organizations like, the United Nations, external partner institutions (including governments), National Human Rights Institutions, private sector, academia, NGOs & CSOs, gives her the strengths of versatility, leadership & skills of a facilitator. She is a woman with great conviction, known for her strong opinions, passion & ideas to bring the much-needed change in the LGBTQIA+ community and the world. Zainab is a powerful, articulate speaker who converts her life’s adversities into wonderful stories of inspiration, hope, faith & survival.

Listen to her talk to Prince Manvendra Gohil in the podcast LGBTKyu podcast and share her views on the current state of the community and how to take it forward.