Sabat Islambouli
First licensed female doctor in Syria
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Sabat M. Islambouli (1867–1941)[1][2] was a physician, of Kurdish Jewish heritage. Born in Ottoman Syria, she is the first known female physician from Syria under Ottoman rule.[3][4] She has had variations of the spelling of her name, and is also known as Sabat Islambooly, Tabat Islambouly, Tabat Istanbuli, Thabat Islambooly, and more.[5]
Sabat Islambouli | |
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Islambouli (right) with Japanese physician Kei Okami (centre) and Indian physician Anandi Gopal Joshi (left), 10 October 1885 | |
| Born | 1867 |
| Died | 1941 (aged 73–74) |
| Alma mater | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Physician |
Medical training
Islambouli was born to a Kurdish Jewish family.[5][6] She studied at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in the US starting in 1885.[7][8] She graduated with her medical degree in 1890.[9][7]