Zackie Achmat topic
Also known as
- Abdurrazack Achmat
Zackie Achmat (born Abdurazzack Achmat in 1962) is a South Africa activist, most widely known as founder and chairman of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and for his work on the behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
Achmat was born and grew up in the so-called "Coloured" community in Cape Town during apartheid, in a Cape Malay Muslim family (though his father was technically of India extraction, tracing his roots to Gujarat). At the age of 14, he set fire to his school...
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