Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (Tamil: அம்பிகா சீனிவாசன், Ampikā cīṉivācaṉ; born 1956) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and human rights advocate, and is one of the eight recipients of the US International Women of Courage Award in 2009. She formerly served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009, and was former co-chairperson of Bersih, an NGO Coalition advocating for free and fair elections.
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1956 (age 69) Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
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