Mina Mangal (also transliterated Mena Mangal) (born 1992; died 11 May 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan) was a prominent Afghan journalist, political advisor, and women's rights activist. Mangal gained popularity hosting the television channels Tolo TV, Shamshad TV,[3] Lemar TV,[4] and the Ariana Television Network.[1] She became known as a feminist and an advocate for women's rights in Afghanistan, particularly with regard to education and employment.[3] Her arranged husband and his family saw Mangal's work and outspokenness on women's issues as a threat to their honour, and she had to leave her first job after he became violent towards her.

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Mangal was murdered because of the very forcefulness of her voice and her courage in empowering women and girls. When a beacon of hope is ruthlessly wiped out with nine bullets – hitting her head and her body – we Afghan women are riven by fear. Prior to her death, she was a cultural commissioner to the House of the People, the lower house of the National Assembly.