Abdurrazack “Zackie” Achmat is a South African activist and film director. He is a co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign and is known worldwide for his activism on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
He currently serves as a board member and co-director of Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know), an organisation that aims to build and support social justice organisations and leaders, and is the chairperson of Equal Education.
Zackie Achmat
BORN: 21 March 1962 (age 59)
HOME TOWN: Vrededorp, Johannesburg, South Africa
PARENT: Suleiman Achmat and Mymoena Adams
SPOUSE: Dalli Weyers (m. 2008; d. 2011)
OCCUPATION: Activist, Film director
AWARDS: Achmat’s honors include a Desmond Tutu Leadership Award, the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and a fellowship from Ashoka: Innovators for the Public…
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