Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq

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Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq
Born1938
Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco
Occupation(s)lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco

Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq (born 1938) was a Moroccan lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco.

Biography

al-Razzaq was born in Fez. [1] Her father was a judge in the town of Tissa, Fès-Meknès and her younger sister Amina Abd al-Razzaq also pursed a legal career and became a judge. [1]

In 1960, [2] she became the first woman judge in Morocco when appointed to the sadad court in Rabat. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sonneveld, Nadia; Lindbekk, Monika (20 March 2017). Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice. BRILL. p. 123. ISBN   978-90-04-34220-0.
  2. ↑ "International Day of Women Judges - Celebrating the Progress Towards Parity". African Women in Law. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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