Najah al-Attar

Najah al-Attar
نجاح العطار
Vice President of Syria
Assumed office
23 March 2006
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byZuhair Masharqa
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Farouk al-Sharaa[1]
Minister of Culture
In office
1 December 1976 – 19 January 2000
PresidentHafez Assad
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMaha Qanout
Personal details
Born (1933-01-10) 10 January 1933 (age 91)
Damascus, French Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
RelationsMuhammad Rida al-Attar (father)
Issam al-Attar (brother)
Profession
  • Politician
  • linguist
  • writer

Najah Al-Attar (Arabic: نجاح العطار; born 10 January 1933) is a Syrian politician who has been the Vice President since 2006. She is the first Arab woman to have held the post.[2] Previously she was minister of culture from 1976 to 2000.

  1. ^ "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Syria's First Female Vice President Hailed as Progress for Women". Arab News. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

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