Kabir Arora (Qabeer Jalandhari) has been the General Secretary of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP) since July 2024. With extensive experience in organising waste pickers, he served as the national coordinator for the Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers from 2014-2024 and the Asia Pacific Coordinator for IAWP from 2018 to 2024. Kabir holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and holds a Master of Public Policy from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Kabir is also passionate about climate action and has a history of working with youth networks and education initiatives.
