Zackie Achmat

Zackie Achmat (born Abdurazzack Achmat in 1962) is a South African activist, most widely known as founder and chairman of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and for his work on the behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. Achmat was born and grew up in the so-called "Coloured" community in Johannesburg during apartheid, in a Cape Malay Muslim family (though his father was technically of Indian extraction, tracing his roots to G... more

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  • 1962 (age 47 years)

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  • Abdurrazack Achmat
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