Nihal Ali Al-Awlaqi
Yemeni lawyer (born 1977)
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Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi (alternative spellings: Nihal Naji Ali Al Awlaki, Nehal Al-Awlaqi) (Arabic: نهال ناجي علي العولقي; born 1977)[1] is a Yemeni lawyer.[2] She was the Yemeni Minister of Legal Affairs from 9 January 2016 to 17 December 2020.[3][4] In 2016 she received the International Women of Courage Award.[5][6]
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Nihal Ali Al-Awlaqi | |
|---|---|
Al-Awlaqi in 2016 | |
| Minister of Legal Affairs | |
| In office 9 January 2016 – 17 December 2020 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Omar Arman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Education | Mohammed V University |
Life
Al-Awlaqi is from the Shabwah Governorate in Yemen. She received a Bachelor of Legal Sciences, Master of Law and Doctor of Laws degrees from Mohammed V University in Morocco.[7] She speaks Arabic, English, and French.[8]
Al-Awlaqi became an assistant law professor at the University of Aden, where she worked on research and training on the status of women. In 2013–14, she was a member of the State-Building Working Group of the National Dialogue Conference.[7] In March 2014, she was appointed a member of the constitution drafting committee (CDC),[9] and was subsequently elected deputy chair of the CDC.[10] She was a member of the government negotiating team in Geneva.[7]
In January 2016, she was announced as Minister of Legal Affairs.[2] On September 9, 2016, Yemen President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi officially appointed al-Awlaqi, then 39 years old, as Minister of Legal Affairs ( وزيراً للشؤون القانونية ).[11][12][13] She retained this role until 17 December 2020.
