| Dina Zulfikar | |
| Native Name: | دينا ذو الفقار |
| Birth Name: | Dina Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Occupation: | Film distributor • environmentalist • activist |
| Organization: | Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (founder) |
| Father: | Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar |
| Family: | Zulfikar family |
Dina Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar (Egyptian Arabic: دينا ذو الفقار,,, ; born April 22, 1962) is an Egyptian environmentalist, film distributor and animal, wildlife rights activist.[1] [2] She is a member of the Animal welfare and rights in the Netherlands.[3] [4] [5]
Dina Zulfikar was born on April 22, 1962, in Zamalek district of Cairo, to Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar, filmmaker, previously a military officer and Kawthar Shafika, actress. She had a great sympathy towards animals in her childhood. Her activism began while she was a student at Cairo University. Zulfikar teamed up with her childhood friend Amina Abaza and together they established SPARE Animal Welfare Society.[6]
Zulfikar graduated from Cairo University in 1983, majoring in Business Administration. She worked in the US Military Cooperation Office in Egypt, and established the Arab Celebrity website. She also owned a film distribution company in Egypt and France, and then devoted herself entirely to animal rights.[7] Recently, Dina Zulfikar called for the inclusion of articles in the Egyptian constitution for the welfare of animals and the preservation of wildlife.[8] [9] [10] She also called for improving the living conditions of animals in zoos and for the application of international standards.[11] She became one of Egypt's most determined and dedicated animal welfare advocates.[12] [13] [14] [15]