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{{Short description|Bahraini diplomat}}
{{Infobox Politician
{{Infobox officeholder
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| caption=Ambassador Nonoo
|caption=Ambassador Nonoo
| birth_date = September 7, 1964
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|9|7|df=yes}}
| name = Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo
|name=Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo
| residence = [[Manama]]
|residence=[[Manama]] ([[Bahrain]])
| office = [[Bahraini ambassador to the United States]]
|office=[[Bahraini ambassador to the United States]]
| term_start = July 3, 2008
|term_start=3 July 2008
| term_end = November 15, 2013
|term_end=15 November 2013
| successor = [[Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Khalifa]]
|successor=[[Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa]]
|office2 = [[Consultative Council (Bahrain)|Majlis al-shura]]
|office2=[[Consultative Council (Bahrain)|Majlis al-shura]]
|term_start2 = 2005
|term_start2=2005
|term_end2 = July 3, 2008
|term_end2=3 July 2008
| successor2 = [[Nancy Khedouri]]
|successor2=[[Nancy Khedouri]]
| constituency =
|constituency=
|spouse = Salman Idafar
|spouse=Salman Idafar
|children=[[Menasheh Idafar]], Ezra Idafar
|relatives=[[Misha Nonoo]] (cousin)
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'''Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo''' ({{lang-ar|'''هدى عزرا نونو'''}}; born September 7, 1964) served as the [[Bahrain]]i Ambassador to the [[United States]] from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister [[Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa]]. Nonoo is the first [[Judaism|Jewish]] person, and third [[woman]], to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any [[Middle East]]ern [[Arab world|Arab country]],<ref name="Bahreïn persiste">[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2008/06/08/006-bahrein-diplomatie.shtml "Bahreïn persiste et signe"], Radio Canada, June 8, 2008</ref><ref name="radio-canada.ca">[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2008/05/31/004-Bahrein-juive.shtml "Une juive ambassadrice d'un pays arabe"], Radio Canada, May 31, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7426806.stm|title=Bahrain names Jewish ambassador|publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-05-30|accessdate=2008-05-30|last=|first=}}</ref> and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988420.html|title=Bahraini king taps Jewish woman lawmaker as envoy to U.S.|publisher=[[Haaretz]]|date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-05-29|last=|first=}}</ref>
'''Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo''' ({{lang-ar|هدى عزرا نونو}}; born 7 September 1964) served as the [[Bahrain]]i Ambassador to the [[United States]] from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister [[Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa]]. Nonoo is the first [[Jew]], and third [[woman]], to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any [[Middle East]]ern [[Arab world|Arab country]],<ref name="Bahreïn persiste">[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2008/06/08/006-bahrein-diplomatie.shtml "Bahreïn persiste et signe"], Radio Canada, June 8, 2008</ref><ref name="radio-canada.ca">[http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2008/05/31/004-Bahrein-juive.shtml "Une juive ambassadrice d'un pays arabe"], Radio Canada, May 31, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7426806.stm|title=Bahrain names Jewish ambassador|publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-05-30|access-date=2008-05-30|last=|first=}}</ref> and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988420.html|title=Bahraini king taps Jewish woman lawmaker as envoy to U.S.|publisher=[[Haaretz]]|date=2008-06-08 |access-date=2008-05-29|last=|first=}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Nonoo was born in [[Manama]], to a family of [[Jewish]] business entrepreneurs with origins in present-day [[Iraq]]. Nonoo's grandfather Ibrahim left [[Baghdad]] in 1888 and started a financial business in Bahrain.<ref>Menachem Wecker, [https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/arab-world%E2%80%99s-jewish-ambassador "The Arab World’s Jewish Ambassador"], ''George Washington Today'', February 1, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 October 2009 |title=Meet Arab nation's Jewish ambassador |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2009-10-houda_ezra_ebrahim_nonoo_bahra-story.html |website=baltimoresun.com}}</ref><ref>Nora Boustany.
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121803642.html?noredirect=on "Barrier-Breaking Bahraini Masters Diplomatic Scene"], ''The Washington Post'', December 19, 2008.</ref>


Nonoo was born in [[Manama]], in a family of Jewish business entrepreneurs originally from [[Iraq]]. Nonoo lived for an extended period of time in the [[United Kingdom]], where she attended [[Carmel College, Oxfordshire|Carmel College]], a Jewish boarding school. She earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in accounting from [[London Guildhall University]]<ref name="JC">[http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/the-simon-round-interview/interview-houda-nonoo Interview: Houda Nonoo]. [[The Jewish Chronicle]]</ref> and an MBA from the [[International University of Europe]] in [[Watford]]. She also met and married Salman Idafar,<ref name="WPOST">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/bahrain-protests-have-complicated-job-for-houda-nonoo-first-jewish-ambassador-from-an-arab-nation/2012/05/22/gJQA2v9SnU_story.html Bahrain protests have complicated job for Houda Nonoo, first Jewish ambassador from an Arab nation]. [[The Washington Post]]</ref> a British Jew, with whom she had two sons; Menashe and Ezra. After her father died in a car accident, she returned to Bahrain to take over one of Basma Company,<ref>[http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/12/07/meet-houda-ezra-ebrahim-nonoo-first-jewish-ambassador-from-arab-country/ Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, First Jewish Ambassador From Arab Country]. [[Jewish Business News]]</ref> a company offering different office services, from IT<ref>[http://www.gulfcomputerservices.com/about.php Message from the Director]. Gulf Computer Services</ref> to janitoring, hence becoming a successful businesswoman after inheriting the family's business.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/meet-houda-ezra-ebrahim-nonoo-bahrain-s-jewish-u-s-ambassador-1.349208 Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain Jewish U.S. ambassador]</ref>
Nonoo lived for an extended period of time in the [[United Kingdom]], where she attended [[Carmel College, Oxfordshire|Carmel College]], a Jewish boarding school,<ref name="Round">{{cite news|date= 4 December 2008|access-date = 6 May 2020|author= Round, Simon|url=https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/interviews/interview-houda-nonoo-1.6547|title= Interview: Houda Nonoo|work= [[The Jewish Chronicle]]}}</ref> and earned an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]. She also met and married Salman Idafar,<ref name="WPOST">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/bahrain-protests-have-complicated-job-for-houda-nonoo-first-jewish-ambassador-from-an-arab-nation/2012/05/22/gJQA2v9SnU_story.html Bahrain protests have complicated job for Houda Nonoo, first Jewish ambassador from an Arab nation]. [[The Washington Post]]</ref> a British Jew, with whom she had two sons; [[Menasheh Idafar|Menasheh]] and Ezra. After her father died in a car accident, she returned to Bahrain to take over the Basma Company,<ref>{{cite web |date=7 December 2014 |title=Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, First Jewish Ambassador from Arab Country |url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/12/07/meet-houda-ezra-ebrahim-nonoo-first-jewish-ambassador-from-arab-country/ |website=jewishbusinessnews.com |publisher=}}</ref> a company offering different office services, from IT<ref>[http://www.gulfcomputerservices.com/about.php Message from the Director]. Gulf Computer Services</ref> to janitoring, hence becoming a successful businesswoman after inheriting the family's business.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5136407|title=Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain's Jewish U.S. Ambassador|date=14 March 2011|publisher=|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref>


Prior to her appointment to the ''[[Consultative Council (Bahrain)|Majlis al-shura]]'' in 2005,<ref>[http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/womenotherfaiths/bio/houda_nonoo/ Houda Nonoo]. Wise Muslim Women - Women of other Faiths</ref> she founded in 2004 and presided the [[Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society]], a society for the advancement of women's rights<ref>[http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2013/4/8/arab-spring-israel-and-bahrains-38-jews-in-the-eyes-of-jewish-ambassador-to-us#.V4qhcq3ly4o= Arab Spring, Israel and Bahrain’s 38 Jews in the eyes of Jewish ambassador to U.S.]. [[Jewish News Service]]</ref> as well as of foreign workers in Bahrain. For a total of three years served as a member of [[National Assembly of Bahrain|parliament]] (40-member Shura Council), after being appointed by King [[Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah]]. Her appointment made headlines because Houda is part of the [[History of the Jews in Bahrain|small Jewish community]] of [[Bahrain]]. Bahrain's Jewish community reportedly consists in just thirty-seven people, most of whom are the descendants of immigrants from [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]].<ref name="Bahreïn persiste" /><ref name="radio-canada.ca"/> Nonoo is not the first person in her family to enter [[Bahrain]]i politics, or member of the [[Jew]]ish community. In 1934, her grandfather Abraham Nonoo served as a member of the Manama Municipality, the first ever elected municipal body in Bahrain.<ref>Nancy Elly Khedourie, From Our Beginning to Present Day (Al Manar Press: 2007) p. 78</ref> In 2000, a cousin, [[Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo]] was appointed to [[National Assembly of Bahrain|parliament]]. The Nonoo family is originally from [[Iraq]] having moved to [[Bahrain]] over a century ago.<ref>{{cite news
Prior to her appointment to the ''[[Consultative Council (Bahrain)|Majlis al-shura]]'' in 2005,<ref>[http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/womenotherfaiths/bio/houda_nonoo/ Houda Nonoo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821184036/http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/womenotherfaiths/bio/houda_nonoo/ |date=2016-08-21 }}. Wise Muslim Women - Women of other Faiths</ref> she founded in 2004 and presided over the [[Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society]], a society for the advancement of women's rights<ref>{{cite web |title=Arab Spring, Israel and Bahrain's 38 Jews in the eyes of Jewish ambassador to U.S. |url=http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2013/4/8/arab-spring-israel-and-bahrains-38-jews-in-the-eyes-of-jewish-ambassador-to-us#.V4qhcq3ly4o= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020850/http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2013/4/8/arab-spring-israel-and-bahrains-38-jews-in-the-eyes-of-jewish-ambassador-to-us#.V4qhcq3ly4o= |archive-date=2017-11-07 |access-date=2016-07-16 |publisher=Jewish News Service}}</ref> as well as of foreign workers in Bahrain. For a total of three years served as a member of [[National Assembly of Bahrain|parliament]] (40-member Shura Council), after being appointed by King [[Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah]]. Her appointment made headlines because Houda is part of the [[History of the Jews in Bahrain|small Jewish community]] of [[Bahrain]]. Bahrain's Jewish community reportedly consists of just 37 people, most of whom are the descendants of immigrants from [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]].<ref name="Bahreïn persiste" /><ref name="radio-canada.ca"/> Nonoo is not the first person in her family to enter [[Bahrain]]i politics, or member of the [[Jew]]ish community. In 1934, her grandfather Abraham Nonoo served as a member of the Manama Municipality, the first ever elected municipal body in Bahrain.<ref>Nancy Elly Khedourie, From Our Beginning to Present Day (Al Manar Press: 2007) p. 78</ref> In 2000, a cousin, [[Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo]] was appointed to [[National Assembly of Bahrain|parliament]]. The Nonoo family is originally from [[Iraq]] having moved to [[Bahrain]] over a century ago.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/2/1019749
|url=http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/2/1019749
|script-title=he:בחריין: יהודיה תכהן בפרלמנט
|script-title=he:בחריין: יהודיה תכהן בפרלמנט
|publisher=[[Walla!]]
|publisher=[[Walla!]]
|date=6 December 2006
|date=6 December 2006
|accessdate=2006-12-07
|access-date=2006-12-07
|language=he}}</ref>
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==Appointment as ambassador to the United States==
==Appointment as ambassador to the United States==
On July 3, 2008, Nonoo was appointed Ambassador of the [[Kingdom of Bahrain]] to the United States, a role that also involves responsibility over Bahraini diplomatic representation to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina (non-resident). Some local media criticized the appointment,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0826684820080608_1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205347/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0826684820080608_1|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2016-03-03|title=Bahrain picks Jew as U.S. envoy, local media critical|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2008-05-08 |accessdate=2010-10-27|last=|first=}} </ref> and [[Radio Canada]] reported that her nomination was controversial within Bahrain, with some suggesting that a Jew might not be the best choice to defend Bahrain's refusal to recognise [[Israel]]. Al-Khalifa rejected these concerns.<ref name="Bahreïn persiste" />
On 3 July 2008, Nonoo was appointed Ambassador of the [[Kingdom of Bahrain]] to the United States, a role that also included responsibility over Bahraini diplomatic representation to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina (non-resident). Some local media criticized the appointment,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0826684820080608_1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205347/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0826684820080608_1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-03|title=Bahrain picks Jew as U.S. envoy, local media critical|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2008-05-08 |access-date=2010-10-27}}</ref> and [[Radio Canada]] reported that her nomination was controversial within Bahrain, with some suggesting that a Jew might not be the best choice to defend Bahrain's refusal to recognise [[Israel]]. King Al-Khalifa rejected these concerns.<ref name="Bahreïn persiste" />


During her term as ambassador, she made quite a few changes at the embassy, like changing the [[iftar]] from all-male gatherings to mixed-gender events with lectures on [[Islam]] and also introduced and interfaith reunions with local imams, rabbis and Christian clergy as guests.<ref name="WPOST" />
During her term as ambassador, she made quite a few changes at the embassy, like changing the [[iftar]] from all-male gatherings to mixed-gender events with lectures on [[Islam]] and also introduced and interfaith reunions with local imams, rabbis and Christian clergy as guests.<ref name="WPOST" />


Her role ended in November 2013, when she was replaced by [[Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Khalifa|Shaikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Khalifa]], until then the military attaché of Bahrain in Washington.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-appoints-new-ambassador-in-washington-1.1255302 Bahrain appoints new ambassador in Washington]. [[Gulf News]]</ref>
Her role ended in November 2013, when she was replaced by [[Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa]], until then the military attaché of Bahrain in Washington.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chief |first=Habib Toumi, Bureau |date=15 November 2013 |title=Bahrain appoints new ambassador in Washington |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-appoints-new-ambassador-in-washington-1.1255302 |website=gulfnews.com |publisher=}}</ref>


==Notes==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bahrainembassy.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=section.home&id=7 Official embassy bio]
* [http://www.bahrainembassy.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=section.home&id=7 Official embassy bio]
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 11 March 2024

Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo
Ambassador Nonoo
Bahraini ambassador to the United States
In office
3 July 2008 – 15 November 2013
Succeeded byAbdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa
Majlis al-shura
In office
2005 – 3 July 2008
Succeeded byNancy Khedouri
Personal details
Born (1964-09-07) 7 September 1964 (age 59)
SpouseSalman Idafar
ChildrenMenasheh Idafar, Ezra Idafar
RelativesMisha Nonoo (cousin)
ResidenceManama (Bahrain)

Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (Arabic: هدى عزرا نونو; born 7 September 1964) served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country,[1][2][3] and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.[4]

Biography[edit]

Nonoo was born in Manama, to a family of Jewish business entrepreneurs with origins in present-day Iraq. Nonoo's grandfather Ibrahim left Baghdad in 1888 and started a financial business in Bahrain.[5][6][7]

Nonoo lived for an extended period of time in the United Kingdom, where she attended Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school,[8] and earned an MBA. She also met and married Salman Idafar,[9] a British Jew, with whom she had two sons; Menasheh and Ezra. After her father died in a car accident, she returned to Bahrain to take over the Basma Company,[10] a company offering different office services, from IT[11] to janitoring, hence becoming a successful businesswoman after inheriting the family's business.[12]

Prior to her appointment to the Majlis al-shura in 2005,[13] she founded in 2004 and presided over the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, a society for the advancement of women's rights[14] as well as of foreign workers in Bahrain. For a total of three years served as a member of parliament (40-member Shura Council), after being appointed by King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. Her appointment made headlines because Houda is part of the small Jewish community of Bahrain. Bahrain's Jewish community reportedly consists of just 37 people, most of whom are the descendants of immigrants from Iraq and Iran.[1][2] Nonoo is not the first person in her family to enter Bahraini politics, or member of the Jewish community. In 1934, her grandfather Abraham Nonoo served as a member of the Manama Municipality, the first ever elected municipal body in Bahrain.[15] In 2000, a cousin, Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo was appointed to parliament. The Nonoo family is originally from Iraq having moved to Bahrain over a century ago.[16]

Appointment as ambassador to the United States[edit]

On 3 July 2008, Nonoo was appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States, a role that also included responsibility over Bahraini diplomatic representation to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina (non-resident). Some local media criticized the appointment,[17] and Radio Canada reported that her nomination was controversial within Bahrain, with some suggesting that a Jew might not be the best choice to defend Bahrain's refusal to recognise Israel. King Al-Khalifa rejected these concerns.[1]

During her term as ambassador, she made quite a few changes at the embassy, like changing the iftar from all-male gatherings to mixed-gender events with lectures on Islam and also introduced and interfaith reunions with local imams, rabbis and Christian clergy as guests.[9]

Her role ended in November 2013, when she was replaced by Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa, until then the military attaché of Bahrain in Washington.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Bahreïn persiste et signe", Radio Canada, June 8, 2008
  2. ^ a b "Une juive ambassadrice d'un pays arabe", Radio Canada, May 31, 2008
  3. ^ "Bahrain names Jewish ambassador". BBC News. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  4. ^ "Bahraini king taps Jewish woman lawmaker as envoy to U.S." Haaretz. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ Menachem Wecker, "The Arab World’s Jewish Ambassador", George Washington Today, February 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "Meet Arab nation's Jewish ambassador". baltimoresun.com. 26 October 2009.
  7. ^ Nora Boustany. "Barrier-Breaking Bahraini Masters Diplomatic Scene", The Washington Post, December 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Round, Simon (4 December 2008). "Interview: Houda Nonoo". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b Bahrain protests have complicated job for Houda Nonoo, first Jewish ambassador from an Arab nation. The Washington Post
  10. ^ "Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, First Jewish Ambassador from Arab Country". jewishbusinessnews.com. 7 December 2014.
  11. ^ Message from the Director. Gulf Computer Services
  12. ^ "Meet Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain's Jewish U.S. Ambassador". Haaretz. 14 March 2011.
  13. ^ Houda Nonoo Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Wise Muslim Women - Women of other Faiths
  14. ^ "Arab Spring, Israel and Bahrain's 38 Jews in the eyes of Jewish ambassador to U.S." Jewish News Service. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  15. ^ Nancy Elly Khedourie, From Our Beginning to Present Day (Al Manar Press: 2007) p. 78
  16. ^ בחריין: יהודיה תכהן בפרלמנט (in Hebrew). Walla!. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
  17. ^ "Bahrain picks Jew as U.S. envoy, local media critical". Reuters. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  18. ^ Chief, Habib Toumi, Bureau (15 November 2013). "Bahrain appoints new ambassador in Washington". gulfnews.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

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