Nayab Ali became the first person from Pakistan to receive the GALA International Activist Award held in Dublin, Ireland in 2020. The awards, which are organized by the National X Federation of Ireland (NXF), recognized Nayab as "an international activist outside of Ireland who works tirelessly to promote the full equality and inclusion of gender minorities people in society".She is the Laureate of Franco - German Prize for Human Rights & Rule of Law 2020 She is also Laureate of APCOM HERO ASIA Award under Transgender Category in 2020. Nayyab Ali became Pakistan's first transgender to win the 2nd Interactive Youth Forum (ISYD) 2020 award on working for ensuring basic rights to her fellow community