Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq

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Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq (born 1938) was a Moroccan lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco.

Born1938 (age 87–88)
Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco
Occupationslawyer and the first female judge in Morocco
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Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq
Born1938 (age 87–88)
Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco
Occupationslawyer and the first female judge in Morocco
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Biography

al-Razzaq was born in Fez.[1] Her father was a judge in the town of Tissa, Fès-Meknès and her younger sister Amina Abd al-Razzaq also pursued a legal career and became a judge.[1]

In 1960,[2] she became the first woman judge in Morocco when appointed to the sadad court in Rabat.[1]

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