Shaesta Waiz, First Female Certified Civilian Pilot from Afghanistan

From Wikipedia: Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan-American pilot, is the first female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan, and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft. Waiz was born in Afghanistan. Her family traveled to the United States in 1987 to escape the SovietAfghan War. She went on to study at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she started the Women's Ambassador Program to mentor and support young women pursuing an education in aviation and engineering. She founded the non-profit organization Dreams Soar, Inc and planned a solo flight around the world, originally scheduled to launch in 2016. On October 4, 2017, Waiz became the youngest woman to fly around the world solo in a single engine aircraft

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Afghan-American. Afghanistan. Women. Ambassador. Nonprofit. Aviation.

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