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]
Al-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.
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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]
Al-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.
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