Najah al-Attar
Najah al-Attar | |
|---|---|
نجاح العطار | |
| Vice President of Syria | |
| In office 23 March 2006 – 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Zuhair Masharqa Abdul Halim Khaddam |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 1 December 1976 – 19 January 2000 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Maha Qanout |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1933 Damascus, French Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Spouse(s) |
Majid al-Azma
(m. 1955; died 2018) |
| Relations | Muhammad Rida al-Attar (father) Issam al-Attar (brother) |
| Profession |
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Najah al-Attar (Arabic: نجاح العطار; born 10 January 1933) is a Syrian politician. She was the Vice President of Syria from 2006 to 2024. She was the first Arab woman to have held the role.[2] Before, she was the Minister of Culture from 1976 to 2000.
Life
Attar was born on 10 January 1933 and raised in Damascus as a member of a Sunni Muslim family.[3][4][5] Her father was among the first Arab nationalist leaders who took part in the 1925-1927 Syrian revolt against the French Mandate of Syria.
Attar studied at the University of Damascus and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom in 1958.[6]
In 1976, she was made minister of culture, after returning from Scotland where she worked as a translator.[6] She was culture minister until 2000. On 23 March 2006, she was appointed vice president.[3] She left office on 8 December 2024, when the Assad regime fell.
References
- ↑ "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "Syria's First Female Vice President Hailed as Progress for Women". Arab News. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- 1 2 Moubayed, Sami (30 March – 5 April 2006). "Vice-President Najah al-Attar". Al Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Assad inner circle takes hard line in Syria conflict" Archived 25 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Star, 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Syria Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Country Studies
- 1 2 "The First Woman Minister in the Syrian Government" (PDF). Al Raida (2). September 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.