Fahima Sirat served as a judge in the Special Anti-Corruption Serious Crime Court at the Anti-Corruption Justice Centre (ACJC), presiding over cases involving senior officials. Before that, she worked as an Appellate Judge in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeals and as a judge in the Primary Court’s Criminal Division, adjudicating cases of murder, rape, robbery, and burglary.
Before that, Fahima was a reporter for senior judges in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division, preparing case reports. She holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Criminology from the Azad Islamic University of Iran (Kabul branch) and a Bachelor’s degree from Kabul University, along with completing a two-year Judicial Practicum Course.
Her international experience includes participating in the 22nd UNAFEI program on high-profile corruption cases in Japan in 2019, where she presented a paper on Afghan law. She has also undertaken advocacy training with the Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Law.
Currently based in the UK, Fahima works at a law Firm in London and is pursuing an MA at the University of Law London. Her current research focuses on “De jure versus de facto protection for women under the Elimination of Violence Against Women Law (“EVAW”) in Afghanistan”, examining the intersection of formal legal frameworks and real enforcement.
