Farhat Mir was born and raised in Pakistan. Farhat has a BS degree in Criminal justice & Homeland Security and a BA degree in Journalism. She is the first female Muslim police officer for Las Vegas Metropolitan police department currently working with one of Nevada’s Fusion Center, Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center. Farhat Promotes and teaches the Department of Homeland Security national “See Something Say Something” Campaign ‘US Violent Extremist mobilization Indicators and National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (SAR). Oversee Operation Vigilance which is geared towards increasing situational awareness for mass violence and terrorism prevention. Farhat work closely with all the houses of worship in Clark County Nevada to teach them how to prevent mass violence and terrorism including targeted violence and racially ethnically motivated violence.
Farhat is a professional with over 16 years of administrative and operational management experience in Pakistan and the United States of America. Before moving to the United States of America Farhat worked with UN’S World Food program, The World Bank, USAID and as a journalist with print and electronic media.
Farhat understands and takes threats of violence very seriously and proactively work in a partnership with the community to empower community members in understanding and preventing mass violence and terrorism.
Farhat is an advocate of peace, harmony and inclusion and created an interfaith group while working at the area command to bring people from all major faiths together to share their knowledge and celebrate high holidays together.
Farhat love to play golf, travel and learn about different cultures. Farhat has travelled more than twenty countries
The Eradicate Hate Global Summit brings together scholars, practitioners, civil society organizations, and policymakers from around the world to share best practices and lessons learned, based on data and empirical evidence, in countering hate-fueled extremism and violent narratives. No other summit, conference, or workshop brings together such an extraordinary group of world-class talent focused on dealing with the issue of hate-fueled violent extremism.
