Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi

Picture of Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi.
Picture of Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi.

Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi was appointed in January 2016 as Yemen’s Minister of Legal Affairs.[1] Before that she was a member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee, and as such supported women's rights.[1] She also served as a legal advisor to the Women’s Center for Training at the University of Aden, and was one of the women’s representatives in the National Dialogue Conference.[1]

She received a 2016 International Women of Courage Award.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographies of 2016 Award Winners". State.gov. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  2. ↑ "U.S. State Department honors 14 leaders from around the world – Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW". Nytlive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Rash Report: International Women of Courage Award winners offer Mideast hope". StarTribune.com. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-07-21.


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