Tahani al-Gebali
Tahani al-Gebali ( Arabic تهاني الجبالي, DMG Tahānī al-Ǧibālī ; * November 9, 1950 in Tanta ) is Vice-President of the Egyptian Constitutional Court .
She was appointed to her office by President Husni Mubarak in 2003 , as one of seventeen constitutional judges, and was the only female judge in Egypt until 2007. In 1968 she began her law studies in Cairo . Al-Gebali worked as a lawyer for 30 years and also represented workers after the 1977 Bread Riot or lengthy divorce cases. Before her appointment, she was also active as a women's rights activist. She holds a diploma in Islamic law .
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- ↑ the daily newspaper August 20, 2007, page 4, The Successor of the Goddess Maat
Web links
- Biography on duhaime.org
- Egypt's First Female Judge May Remain 'The Only' (Womensenews.org, September 23, 2003)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gebali, Tahani al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gebali, Tahani al |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian constitutional judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aunt |