Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied was born in Khartoum, Sudan, and moved to Australia just before her second birthday. She holds a bachelor of mechanical engineering from the University of Queensland. An author, mechanical engineer, activist and television presenter, Abdel-Magied sits on the boards of ChildFund Australia, the Australian government's Council for Australian–Arab Relations and the domestic-violence-prevention organisation Our Watch. In 2015, she was recognised as Queensland's Young Australian of the Year.