Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
Identity
- Full name
- Wangari Maathai[1, 2, 3]
- Also known as
- Wangari Muta Maathai, Professor Wangari Maathai
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 2011
- Status
- Deceased
Selected former roles
- Trustee, Karura Forest Environmental Education Trust 2010 to 2011[3]
- Presiding Officer, Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (AU-ECOSOCC) 2005 to 2007[3, 4]
- Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Government of Kenya 2003-01 to 2005-11[2, 3, 5]
- Member of Parliament for Tetu, National Assembly of Kenya 2002 to 2007[3, 2, 5]
- Founder, Pan African Green Belt Network 1986[2]
- Chairman, National Council of Women of Kenya 1981 to 1987[2]
Sources
- Wangari Maathai - FactsNobel Prize Outreach (nobelprize.org), primary source
- Wangari Maathai - BiographicalNobel Prize Outreach (nobelprize.org), primary source
- Wangari Maathai - BiographyGreen Belt Movement, primary source
- Decision Recognizing the Life and Work of Wangari Muta Maathai - Doc. Assembly/AU/14(XVIII) Add.6African Union Assembly (via AfricanLII), 2012-01-30, primary source
- Tireless tree-hugger who uprooted mighty cartelsPeople Daily, 2025-03-04, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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