Sabeen Mahmud

Sabeen Mahmud صبین محمود
Born	20 June 1974
Died	24 April 2015 (aged 40 years 10 months) Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of death	Shot by armed gunmen
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Human rights activist, social activist, NGO worker
Home town	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Sabeen Mahmud (20 June 1974 – 24 April 2015) (Urdu: صبین محمود‎) was a progressive Pakistani human rights activist and social worker who founded the Karachi-based cafe The Second Floor. She also presided over the Karachi branch of TiE.

Born and raised in Karachi, she was educated at Karachi Grammar and later at the Kinnaird College. She later founded an interactive media and technology consulting firm and worked to establish the The Citizens Archive of Pakistan. She set up The Second Floor (T2F) in 2007 aimed at providing a community space for open dialogue. Under Sabeen's leadership, T2F arranged a series of liberal social activities. She also co-lead protests against the Red Mosque in Islamabad, and also took part in Pakistan for All, a campaign to end sectarianism and religious intolerance in Pakistan.

On 24 April 2015, she hosted a debate on Balochistan conflict which included activist's like Mama Qadeer. After the event, she was shot dead by a gunman on her way home after hosting a seminar at T2F. As of 20 May 2015, Pakistani authorities have arrested the culprit behind Mahmud's murder. Sabeen is referred to as part of 'Pakistan’s liberal, urban, globalised civil society'.

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