Madiha Ali

Madiha Ali is a former refugee from Pakistan who lived in Indonesia for five years before being resettled to New Zealand in 2018. She graduated from the University of Waikato with her LLB (Hons) majoring in Law and Political Science.

Currently, she is working at the Auckland High Court as a Judges' Clerk and is on her way to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Apart from her interest in law, she is a community advocate and spends most of her time outside work doing community work. She is currently part of the New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel (NZRAP) and the New Zealand National Refugee Youth Council (NZNRYC).

She also sits on multiple governance boards and advisory groups. Passionate about young people, Madiha advocates for the inclusion of migrant and refugee young people in policies and decision-making. She strongly believes in using her opportunities to bring awareness to the issues her community is facing.