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'''Nimko Ali''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} ({{lang-so|Nimco Cali}}), alternatively spelled '''Nimco''' (born {{ca|1982}}), is a British social activist of [[Somali people|Somali]] heritage. She is the co-founder and CEO of [[The Five Foundation]], a global partnership to end [[female genital mutilation]] (FGM).

Ali underwent female genital mutilation in [[Djibouti]], and later went on to form the [[Daughters of Eve]] organisation with [[Leyla Hussein]] to campaign against FGM. She released her first book in 2019 that contains 42 stories from 152 interviews that Ali collected from women across 14 countries. Later that year she co-founded The Five Foundation with Brendan Wynne, andwhich inis 2020her shecurrent co-foundedfull thetine Ginsburgrole. Women's Health Board with [[Mika Simmons]].

In 2020, she also co-founded the Ginsburg Women's Health Board with [[Mika Simmons]]. She contested a seat in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] under the [[Women's Equality Party]]. In 2019, she supported [[Boris Johnson]], endorsed the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and campaigned for Conservative candidates. She was appointed as Independent Government Adviser for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in 2020, a post which ended in 2022.

==Early life==