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{{Short description|Indian environmental activist and lawyer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Afroz Shah
| image = Afroz Shah.jpg
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| birth_name = Afroz Shah
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, India]]
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| occupation = [[Environmental activist]], [[lawyer]]
}}

'''Afroz Shah''' is an Indian [[environmental activist]] and lawyer from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhaskar |first=Sonia|date=2019-08-14|title=Heroes Of Swachh India: Meet Afroz Shah, The Man Who Turned The Tide Against Dirty Beaches With His Cleanup At Versova|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/heroes-swachh-india-afroz-shah-36700/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India|language=en-US}}</ref> He is best known for organizing the world's largest beach clean-up project, which has grown into a movement that has inspired people around the world to clean up their surrounding environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/afroz-shah-and-un-environment-celebrate-100-week-anniversary-worlds|title=Afroz Shah and UN Environment celebrate the 100-week anniversary of world's largest beach cleanup…with another cleanup|publisher=The United Nations|date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Shah was named by the [[United Nations]] as a [[Champions of the Earth|Champion of the Earth]] for leading the clean-up of Mumbai's [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mumbai-lawyer-Afroz-Shah-to-receive-top-UN-environment-award-for-Versova-Beach-clean-up/articleshow/55769454.cms|title=Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up|work=The Times of India|date=3 December 2016}}</ref> Shah partnered with the [[Dawoodi Bohra]]'s Turning the Tide campaign to remove plastic from the [[Mithi River|Mithi river]] and Dana Pani beach in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/beach-hero-gives-mithi-a-new-life/articleshow/69919903.cms|title=Afroz Shah gives Mithi River a new life, manages to clear 1.25-km stretch in Mithi of plastic waste|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=24 June 2019|first=Linah|last=Baliga|accessdate=23 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohra-women-enlist-in-clean-up-army/article26433326.ece|title=Dawoodi Bohra women enlist in clean-up army|work=The Hindu|date=5 March 2019|last1=Shelar|first1=Jyoti}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXXdIQNOnlo|title=Turning The Tide Against Plastic Pollution - The Dawoodi Bohras |publisher=YouTube|date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Inspired by Afroz Shah's effort to clean beaches in Mumbai, the [[United Nations Environment Programme|United Nations Environment Program]] launched the Clean Seas campaign globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/beach-clean-ups-in-mumbai-inspired-global-clean-seas-campaign-unep-head/story-eP4CB1JMoz7G8jUtlTDw0L.html |title= Interview of Erik Solheim on beach cleanups in Mumbai |publisher=Hindustan times|date=8 March 2017}}</ref> Afroz Shah has won the [[CNN Heroes]] of the Year Award−2019. <ref name="CNN_2021-03-12">{{Citation | url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/cnn-heroes-all-star-gala-2019/h_b9e98f26ebb7436d4bb02da4582ea071| title=Live: Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Marie Tran among the celebrities at this year's CNN Heroes All-Star Gala| newspaper=CNN| date= 8 December 2019| accessdate=2021-03-12}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* United Nations Champion of the Earth Award 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-22 |title=Afroz Shah |url=http://www.unep.org/championsofearth/laureates/2016/afroz-shah |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Champions of the Earth |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Afroz Shah: Champion of the earth |url=https://www.darpanmagazine.com/people/newsmakers/afroz-shah-champion-of-the-earth/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.darpanmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2016 |title=Champions of the Earth award: Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-lawyer-afroz-shah-to-receive-top-un-environment-award-for-versova-beach-clean-up/articleshow/55769454.cms |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
* [[CNN-News18 Indian of the Year|CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2017]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Kanchan |date=2017-12-01 |title=Mumbai lawyer who cleaned up tons of garbage set to return |url=https://asiatimes.com/2017/12/mumbai-lawyer-cleaned-tons-garbage-set-return/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Asia Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* CNN named him amongst its list of [[CNN Heroes|Top 10 Heroes]] of Year 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=He's doing the 'dirty work' to keep plastic out of the ocean |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/world/cnnheroes-afroz-shah-afroz-shah-foundation/index.html |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Katariya |first=Meenu |date=2019-10-31 |title=India's Afroz Shah Among CNN's Top 10 Heroes Of 2019 For His Successful Beach Cleanup Drives |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/afroz-shah-among-cnn-top-10-heroes-of-2019-for-versova-beach-cleanup-drive/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.scoopwhoop.com |language=English}}</ref>
* [[GQ]] awarded the trophy for Eco Warrior of the Year 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talwar |first=Shikha |title=This is what you can do to help conserve water and save the environment, according to Anand Ahuja |url=https://www.gqindia.com/men-year/content/this-is-what-you-can-do-to-to-help-conserve-water-and-the-environment-according-to-anand-ahuja |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pareek |first=Shabdita |title=GQ Awards: All the winners from the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019 |url=https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/gq-awards-all-the-winners-from-the-gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2019 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>

PM of India [[Narendra Modi]] praised Shah's work for transforming Versova beach from filth and garbage to clean and beautiful during the radio programme 'Mann ki baat' on 28 May 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Aadil Ikram Zaki |date=2017-05-28 |title=Mann Ki Baat: Narendra Modi praises Afroz Shah for cleaning Mumbai's Versova beach |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/mann-ki-baat-narendra-modi-praises-afroz-shah-for-cleaning-mumbais-versova-beach-2176938/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=India.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi praises Afroz Shah for beach clean-up initiative |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-pm-modi-praises-afroz-shah-for-beach-clean-up-initiative-2454039/amp |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-05-28 |title=PM Modi thanks Afroz Shah for making Mumbai's Versova beach beautiful again |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/pm-modi-thanks-afroz-shah-for-making-mumbai-s-versova-beach-beautiful-again-117052800234_1.html |access-date=2022-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhaskar |first=Sonia |date=2017-05-28 |title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Mann Ki Baat: Congratulates Afroz Shah And His Entire Team For Cleaning Mumbai’s Versova Beach |url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/prime-minister-narendra-modi-mann-ki-baat-congratulate-afroz-shah-entire-team-cleaning-mumbais-versova-beach-8014/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-28 |title=Lawyer Afroz Shah, who cleaned Versova beach, thanks Narendra Modi for encouraging words |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/lawyer-afroz-shah-who-cleaned-versova-beach-thanks-narendra-modi-for-encouraging-words-3490963.html/amp |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Twitter|AfrozShah1|Afroz Shah}}

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