Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay is an international award-winning human and democratic rights activist, author, public speaker, co-founder of “Stop Child Executions” organization and founding member of the Iranian Justice Collective. Her family fled Iran at the start of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and was raised in Canada. She has a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science, a Master’s degree in Diplomacy with a concentration in International Conflict Management and an honorary Doctor of Laws.
Nazanin is the recipient of numerous awards of distinction including the Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service in Canada and has served on volunteer boards including the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

Since the spark of the ´Woman Life Freedom’ revolutionary movement in 2022 in Iran Nazanin has been dedicating enormous effort helping echo and advance the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people.  This work includes the creation of a network of Iranian diaspora groups and organizing and participating in many national & international campaigns and conferences on freedom & humans rights for Iranians.

Nazanin is married to Peter MacKay Canada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs. National Defence and Justice and together they have three children, Kian, Valentia, and Caledon.