Mariam Dhawale
Mariam Dhawale | |
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Dhawale in 2024 | |
| Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2025 | |
| General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Malini Bhattacharya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mariam Bootwala 4 April 1961 |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Ashok Dhawale |
| Education | University of Mumbai |
Mariam Dhawale (née Bootwala; born 4 April 1961) is an Indian politician and women's rights activist affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She serves as a member of the party's Politburo, its highest decision-making body, and has been the General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association since 2016. Her political career spans student activism, rural organizing, and national leadership in mass movements for gender justice and secularism.