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Guide to Women in Leadership
Palestinian Autonomy Areas (Yerico
and Gaza) (Female suffrage 1945) Established
1994 with a degree of autonomy
1994-2000, 2000-03 and 2003-05 Minister of
Social Affairs Intisar al-Wazir (Umm Jihad)
Widow after the second-in-command of PLO Abu Jihad, who was murdered 1988.
Resigned from the cabinet in protest over cuts in her department’s budget but was reappointed soon after in
2003, later dogged by
accusations of corruption. (b. 1941/42-)
1994-95 Undersecretary of Culture
N.N.
1994-ca. 98 Undersecretary of
Education N.N.
1994-ca. 98 Undersecretary of
Youth N.N.
1996-98 Minister of Higher
Education Prof. Dr. Hanan Mikail-Ashrawi
1998 Appointed Minister of Tourism and Archaeology
Hanan Ashrawi
was Spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation during the Peace Negotiations 1991-93 and in 1993 Spokesperson for President Yassir Arafat, 1994-96
Commissioner for Human Rights, 1998 she resigned from the cabinet in protest of
President Arafats lack of action against corruption. In 2000 she was
spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation at the Camp David Peace Negotiations and in 2001 she became spokeswoman for the Arab
League. She is an orthodox Christian, married to a Muslim and mother of two daughters. (b. 1946-)
Women Leader through many years. (b. 1946-).
2005 Designate Minister of Social Affairs Dalal Salama
The Legislative Assembly rejected the proposed cabinet and she was one of the
designated members not included in the final line-up. (b. 1970-).
2005-06 Minister of State without Portfolio Hind Khuri
2006-07 Minister of Women's Affairs
Mariam Saleh
Member of the Hamas-government. She is a doctor and mother of a son.
2006- Undersecretary of Women's Affairs Salwah Hedeib Gannam
Former
President of the board of directors of the Jerusalem Center for Women
2007 Minister of Tourism Khouloud Ihadeb
Deibas
2007- Minister of Tourism and Women's Affairs in the West Bank
Also known as Khulud Duwabis, she is an independent and first member of the Fatha-Hamas unity g overnment and then appointed to Presdient Abas' emergency cabinet in the West Bank part of the Palestinian Territories.
2007- Minister of Women Affairs Amal Siyam in Gaza
Member of Hamas, and continued de facto in office after President Abas was ousted from Gaza and the Hamas Prime Minister continued in office.
2007-09 Minister of Education and Culture Lamis al-Alami in the West Bank
Former Director-General of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights.
2009- Minister of Culture Siham Al-Barghouthi in the West Bank
2009- Minister of Social Affairs Majida Al-Masri in the West Bank
Last update 20.05.09