Shirin Musa

Shirin Musa (born 28 August 1977) is a Pakistani-born Dutch politician and women's rights activist who is the founder of Femmes for Freedom [nl].^[1] She has introduced the concept of marital captivity to Dutch society.^[1]

Shirin Musa
Musa in 2015
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2025
Preceded by	Jan Anthonie Bruijn
Personal details
Born	(1977-08-28) 28 August 1977 (age 48) Quetta, Pakistan
Political party	VVD
Spouse	Walid ​ ​ (m. 2002; ann. 2010)​
Occupation	Activist politician

Political career

Following the stepping down of Jan Anthonie Bruijn, Musa was sworn into the Senate on 23 September 2025, on behalf of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).^[2]

Personal life

Musa was born in Quetta, the capital city of the Pakistani province Balochistan, and came to the Netherlands as a baby.

Musa married a Dutch Pakistani. In 2002 they married under the Dutch law, and in 2005 they had their religious marriage. They separated in 2008. On 9 December 2010, a judge ended her religious marriage, after a long struggle with her husband who refused to cooperate. ^[3]