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The feminist movement began in
1945, when the lawyer Emily Bisharat
made her first step by establishing
the first Women’s Union in Jordan.
She opened the door for other women
to make their own decision to be
feminists. Her friends used to call
her “Amali”
hope, not Emily
Emily Nafa:
Member of the
Higher Advisory
Committee of
the Communist
Party.
Falak Aljamani :
A retired Major General.
Jamaani is the first woman
to gain a parliamentary seat
in an outright victory over
male challengers.
Amna Alzuobi:
Chairperson of the Jordanian
Women’s Union and member of
the Supreme Committee for
Women’s Affairs…
*Founder and President of Mizan
Group , Law Group for Human
Rights. She has established (
SIGI ) in Jordan , Sisterhood is
global Institute.
*Has been hired by her Royal
Highness Princess Basma Bint
Talal to be the Secretary
General of the Jordanian
National Commission for Women.
First Jordanian member of
the Senate House and first
woman to become the
Minister of Information in
Jordan…
Chairperson of various women’s associations ,
including the Jordanian association for the
Psychological Rehabilitation, and the
Federation of Jordanian Women, and VicePresident of the General Arab
Women’s Union for Public
Information…
The first Jordanian woman to hold a
governmental position. She established the
Ministry of Social Development, Noor AlHussein Foundation, Women’s Issues
Organization, Jubilee School of Amman,
Children's Trust, Union of Jordanian Women,
and National Union for Jordanian Business
Women
Former Member of the Senate and a
unique businesswoman, Director-General
of the Arab Company for
Pharmaceutical and Agricultural and
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
of Arab Company for drugs since 2003
and so far, the president of the owners
of drug stores.
Member of the Senate, the first woman to
be elected to the Council for the Islamic
Action Front Party and a member of the
National Committee for Women's Affairs,
and a member of the Executive Committee
of the Federation of
Jordanian Women…
Assistant Chairwoman of the
House of Representatives and
Chairwoman of the House of
Representatives to support the
work of Jordanian women…
Mrs. Zaha Mango worked in the women’s
Arab Association hand in hand with Mrs.
Emily Bisharat to support the Arab
woman and defend her rights. And she
continued her journey by also working in
the Jordanian orphanage to help the
orphaned children…
The first Governor of Jerash
Governorate, and Director of the
women's department in the
ministry of social
development. She has appointed
as Minister of Municipality of
late.
First Islamic MP who enters the
Jordanian Parliament for the
Islamic Action Front Party of
Jordan; Chairperson of the
Committee on Women in the
Jordanian Pharmacists Association
previously…
One of the first intellectuals who
took the responsibility of Education
and Cultural Affairs and the
Renaissance and awareness for
women and society in general;
chairperson of Third Millennium
Women’s Association…
Secretary-General of
Forum for women, and
Member of the Jordanian
National Commission for
Women's Affairs…
Former Vice President and SecretaryGeneral of the National Council for
Family Affairs, and the first woman who
has presided over the Executive Board of
the Arab Women’s Organization
immediately after its creation in the
Arab League. Now, she is the first woman
President of a Public University.
President of the Arab Women
Media Center, and the first
Arab to be awarded the
International Press Award…
Deputy in the Jordanian
Parliament and a member of
the House of
Representatives; she is
Active in he field of women's
and human rights…
Professor of American
Literature and Feminism at the
University of Jordan; she is the
first one to introduce and teach
feminist courses in the English
department. She founded the
women’s studies center at the
university of Jordan and was its
director for two years…
The only female lawyer elected to
the council of the Jordanian bar
association since its establishment,
and the second woman to serve in the
council after the activist Emily
Bisharat…
Member of the Committee on Health and the
Environment. The youngest member of
parliament (the Fourteenth). The voice of the
new generation in the House of
Representatives…
Former Minister of Tourism and
Antiquities, Director of the
National Programme for United
Nations Fund for Women
Development from November 1993
until January 1997…
The first woman to win the
membership of the House of
Representatives in 1993, the
most prominent opposition
figures in Jordan…
A prominent political activist in
the country and she is a member
of many associations
dealing with issues of
Arab women; she is the first
leading Jordanian
opposition parties and she has
been recently elected as an MP…
Member of the World Council of the
Arabic language; and member of the
Women's Studies Center. She won the
title (women's model) in the context of
white hands campaign
Chairperson of the
Board of Trustees
of the International
Institute for
Women's Solidarity;
the first woman ever
named the
Ambassador in
Jordan…
President of the Center for Family Guidance and
Awareness; the Chairperson of the Women's Union
for ten consecutive years, and a former senator…
Member of the Senate in
2003; President of the
Forum for Business and
Professional Jordanian
Women; Representative of
the International Federation
of Women Entrepreneurs in
(escwa)
Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh was
appointed as a Senator to the
Jordanian Upper House of
Parliament for its fifteenth session
on December 2, 2007, and as a
General Secretary to the Family
council for Family Affairs on
December 17, 2007
I hope to become like them
one day or achieve what
they have achieved.
Thank you…