Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi (alternative spellings: Nihal Naji Ali Al Awlaki, Nehal Al-Awlaqi) (Arabic: نهال ناجي علي العولقي; born 1977)[1] is a Yemeni lawyer.[2] She was the Yemeni Minister of Legal Affairs from 9 January 2016 to 17 December 2020.[3][4] In 2016 she received the International Women of Courage Award.[5][6]
Life
editAl-Awlaqi is from the Shabwah Governorate in Yemen. She received a Bachelor of Legal Sciences, Master of Law and Doctor of Laws degrees from Mohammed V University in Morocco.[7] She speaks Arabic, English, and French.[8]
Al-Awlaqi became an assistant law professor at the University of Aden, where she worked on research and training on the status of women. In 2013-14 she was a member of the State-Building Working Group of the National Dialogue Conference.[7] In March 2014 she was appointed a member of the constitution drafting committee (CDC),[9] and was subsequently elected deputy chair of the CDC.[10] She was a member of the government negotiating team in Geneva.[7]
In January 2016 she was announced as Minister of Legal Affairs.[2] On September 9, 2016, Yemen President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi officially appointed al-Awlaqi, then 39 years old, as Minister of Legal Affairs ( وزيراً للشؤون القانونية ).[11][12][13] She retained this role until 17 December 2020.
References
edit- ^ "د.نهال ناجي علي صالح العولقي".
- ^ a b Charles Schmitz; Robert D. Burrowes (2017). "Al-Awlaqi, Nihal". Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1-5381-0233-6.
- ^ "Biographies of 2016 Award Winners".
- ^ "U.S. State Department honors 14 leaders from around the world". 29 March 2016.
- ^ News, VOA (29 March 2016). "2016 Women of Courage Award Winners".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "الوزيرة اليمنية نهال العولقي بين أشجع نساء العالم (صور)". April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b c الرئيسية, الحدث برس -. "من هي "نهال ناجي علي العولقي" وزير الشؤون القانونية". Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "جائزة المرأة الشجاعة من الخارجية الأميركية لوزيرة الشؤون القانونية - يمن 24".
- ^ Amal Al Basha, Gender Equality Discourse in Yemini Constitutions, Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2014, p. 6
- ^ Helen Lacker, Yemen’s ‘Peaceful’ Transition from Autocracy: Could it have succeeded?, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, p.56
- ^ Correspondent, Saeed Al Batati (10 January 2016). "UN envoy in Yemen to nudge Al Houthis towards peace talks". Retrieved 27 August 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Agency, Qatar News. "Yemeni President Reshuffles Cabinet in Four Ministries". Retrieved 27 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Issuance of decisions Republic (translated)". President Abed Rabbo Mansour Had. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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