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Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer and Nobel laureate

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Iran’s first woman judge, she defended political prisoners and children’s rights as a lawyer and won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize.

Shirin Ebadi sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, leaning peace-first on war and peace and leaning progressive on culture.

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Where Shirin Ebadi sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Shirin Ebadi

Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 199999%Kim Dae-jung President of South Korea, 1998 to 200399%Malala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate99%Susan B. Anthony American suffragist, 1820 to 190698%Bruce Springsteen American singer-songwriter98%Bernardo Arévalo President of Guatemala, 2024 to present98%Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi economist and Nobel laureate98%J. Robert Oppenheimer American physicist, 1904 to 196798%

People furthest from Shirin Ebadi

Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194510%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194311%Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 195312%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)12%

Political views closest to Shirin Ebadi

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…99%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.97%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…96%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…96%

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