Hamida Zakariya

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Hamida Zakariya Esma'il
NationalitySouth Yemeni, Yemeni
Alma mater Cairo University
OccupationJudge

Hamida Zakariya Esma'il was the first female judge in South Yemen, Yemen, [1] and the Arab World. [2]

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Education and career

Zakariya had a law degree from Cairo University and in 1970 worked at the South Yemen Ministry of Justice as a legal councilor. [1]

In 1971, at the age of 27, [1] Zakaria was appointed as a judge at the Court of Assizes, in Aden. [3] [4] [5] Her appointment made her the first woman judge in the Arab world. [2]

Personal life

Zakariya was married and was a mother. [1] She died prior to 2015. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Record of the Arab World, Yearbook of Arab and Israeli Politics · Volume 1. Lebanon. 1972. p. 205. A decree issues in Aden appointed a woman as a judge for the first time in South Yemen. Mrs. Hamida Zakariya Esma'il, 27, was appointed as a judge in the Court of Assizes in Aden. She is married and a mother. She graduated at the faculty of law, Cairo University, in 1970 and worked as a legal councilor at the ministry of justice. (Reuter).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 "يمني يوثق تاريخ 100 عام من القضاء في عدن". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Not to Complain, but to Judge: A Yemeni Woman Presides over the Court, The Judge Samia Mahdi, a Model". Sawt Al-Amal. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. ↑ Ayad Al-Qazzaz, Ruth Afifi, Audrey Shabbas (1989). The Arab World, A Handbook for Teachers. Najda (Women Concerned About the Middle East). p. 24. ASIN   B0024D6Q9U.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Farida (December 2021). "Women of South Yemen: Challenges and Empowerment's Hardships" (PDF). p. 7.
  6. ↑ Augustin, A. A. (2021). South Yemen's Independence Struggle: Generations of Resistance. Egypt: American University in Cairo Press.
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