Zainab Pirzad is a female Afghan journalist who studied journalism in Kabul University. She has worked as a journalist and content developer for five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was the first editor in chief of Rukhshana Media, a women led newsroom established in Kabul in 2020. Her work is focused on women issues. She has also worked with Etilaat Roz daily and PYAK investigative journalism Center as a journalist and with Qara/USIP as a Content Developer.