Saodat Tursunbaeva is the founder of the IWPF “Woman of the East” (Tashkent,  Uzbekistan).  For 21 years, she has been developing international women’s diplomacy, dealing with gender policy issues, supports start-ups in ICT, education, and innovations under the slogan,  “Peace, Harmony and Prosperity – to every Family.”

In 2007, UNESCO included her in the list of Most Influential Women of Central Asia.

For her public activities and leadership skills, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan honored Saodat with the State Medals “For contribution to the independence of Uzbekistan” and “Shukhrat – Glory.”

Saodat graduated from the Engineering and Physics Department, Tashkent Polytechnic Institute as an industrial electronics engineer.