Meet the 2025 winners
The One Young World Politician of the Year Award recognises the world's most outstanding politicians between the ages of 18 - 35, who are using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries. Through their important work, these candidates highlight the benefit of including young people in politics.
These three young politicians have all been selected as winners based on the influential work they have carried out in their countries and communities.
The winners were selected from a shortlist by One Young World's expert judging panel and will be presented with this award at the One Young World Summit Munich, 2025.
Sunita Dangol
Sunita Dangol
Sunita Dangol is the Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal, and a trailblazing youth leader inspiring a new generation to enter public service with purpose and integrity. Elected at 29, she champions inclusive, grassroots-driven politics that bridge tradition with innovation.
Jie Huang
Jie Huang
Born in Kaohsiung, Huang Jie was elected to the Legislative Yuan at the age of 30, becoming Taiwan's first openly LGBTQ+ parliamentarian and the youngest member of the 11th Legislative Yuan. She is dedicated to promoting generational justice, gender equality, national security, and transitional justice, actively advocating for human rights.
Zaynab Mohamed
Zaynab Mohamed
Zaynab Mohamed is a trailblazing state senator, translator, and global leader from South Minneapolis, Minnesota. The youngest woman ever elected to the Minnesota Senate, she made history as its first female Muslim member and one of the few Black women to serve in the chamber. As a proud immigrant and community organiser, Senator Mohamed brings a lived experience to policymaking that centres equity, inclusion, and justice.
Meet the judges
The One Young World Politician of the Year Award recognises three outstanding politicians under the age of 35, who are using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries.
The panel of expert judges has been invited by One Young World to choose three winners who are doing groundbreaking work as young politicians, elevating the opportunities for young leaders in politics.
The judges for the 2025 award are:
Laura Chinchilla
Former President of Costa Rica
Laura Chinchilla
Former President of Costa Rica
Laura Chinchilla is a political scientist with a master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University. She was the first woman to be elected president of Costa Rica (2010-2014).
Aya Chebbi
Aya Chebbi
Aya Chebbi is a Pan-African feminist and diplomat committed to the liberation of African women and girls. She rose to prominence as a voice for democracy during 2010/2011 Tunisia’s Revolution, which toppled a 23 year dictatorship. She then served as the first ever African Union Special Envoy on Youth and the youngest diplomat at the Chairperson’s Cabinet (2018 – 2021) where she impacted over one million youth.
Hasina Safi
Hasina Safi
Hasina Safi is a professional leader, well known civil society and women rights activist. She is an expert with considerable and proven experience of over 20 years in development practices focused on organisational development, development of policies and programs, women economic empowerment, capacity building, advocacy for women’s rights, civil society, peace building and human rights.
Previous Winners
2024 Winners
2020 Winners
2019 Winners
Hervé Berville
Hervé Berville
Juan Guaidó
Juan Guaidó
Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Magid Magid
Magid Magid
Mbali Ntuli
Mbali Ntuli
2018 Winners
Julius Fieve
Julius Fieve
Naisula Lesuuda
Naisula Lesuuda
Sayida Ounissi
Sayida Ounissi
Travis Robinson
Travis Robinson
Jordon Steele-John
Jordon Steele-John