decision to run for Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration, equivalent to the prime minister of a country, but withdrew later. After the election, she was appointed as the Nangsi Kalon (Home Minister) of the CTA. During her tenure as CTA Home Minister, the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy of 2014 was formulated by the government of India, which addressed the many lands and social welfare concerns of the Tibetan refugees. In 2004, she was appointed by the Dalai Lama to be the Chairperson of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), taking over from Prof. S. Samdhong Rinpoche. In 2020, Gyari once again announced her candidacy for Sikyong. Awards Gyari is a recipient of the Nari Shakti award presented by International Nepali Sanskritik Parishad, Uttam Nagrik Puraskar by the Maharashtra Dalit Sahitya Akademy, and Peace of India award presented by Goa state. References https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5MY6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=gyari+dolma&source=bl&ots=WmJhurpvFx&sig=ACfU3U00VRt5AxAzf1x7ObpVRhs1qg6x9A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinvLOx757rAhWwgUsFHTiTCis4RhDoATAAegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=gyari%20dolma&f=false First Tibetan woman to contest for PM post https://savetibet.org/tibetan-parliamentarians-join-ict-roundtable-on-tibetan-democracy/ https://www.tibetanyouthcongress.org/former-centrex/ https://tibetanwhoswho.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/dolma-gyari-drawu http://cuj.ac.in/eminentpersonalities.php 1964 births Living people Tibetan politicians