A native of Iran, Arash and his family fled to Malaysia due to political persecution and were later resettled in Australia, where Arash completed his university education. He is now an Associate Education Officer at UNHCR and the chair of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, and the former co-chair of UNHCR’s Global Youth Advisory Council. He is also the Employment and Enterprise Officer at the Community Migrant Resource Center in Sydney, Australia. Arash was awarded the Young People Human Rights Medal for his advocacy on education and human rights. Arash has also been the Peace Ambassador for One Young World and a member of the Amnesty Refugee Advisory Group which works on refugee resettlement.