Zackie Achmat

Zackie Achmat
Achmat at an Open Society Foundation of South Africa event on police accountability in 2013
Born (1962-03-21) 21 March 1962 (age 62)
Vrededorp, Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape
Occupation(s)Activist, film director
EmployerNdifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know)
Known forHIV/AIDS activism
Political partyIndependent
Board member ofNdifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know)
Equal Education
SpouseDalli Weyers (m. 2008; div. 2011)
Parent(s)Suleiman Achmat and Mymoena Adams[1]
RelativesTaghmeda "Midi" Achmat (sister)[1]
Websitewww.writingrights.org
Achmat speaking at a protest wearing the TAC's trademark "HIV Positive" T-shirt
Achmat protesting in support of freedom of the press and against ANC corruption

Abdurrazack "Zackie" Achmat (born 21 March 1962) is a South African activist and film director.[2][3][4] He is a co-founder the Treatment Action Campaign and known worldwide for his activism on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. He currently serves as board member and co-director of Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know),[5] an organisation which aims to build and support social justice organisations and leaders, and is the chairperson of Equal Education.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Mbali was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Thompson, Ginger (10 May 2003). "In Grip of AIDS, South African Cries for Equity". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. ^ Mbali, Mandisa (2012). "Achmat, Abdurrazack". In Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (eds.). Dictionary of African Biography, Volumes 1–6. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 83–85. ISBN 9780195382075.
  4. ^ "Witness Statement of Abdurrazack Achmat" (PDF). The Guardian. July 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Staff". Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Equal Education Board". Equal Education. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ^ Reid, Graeme (2006). "Zackie Achmat". In Gerstner, David A. (ed.). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture (1 ed.). Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 9780415306515. Retrieved 12 June 2022.