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Nadia Hashem

Jordanian journalist and politician (died 2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Nadia Hashem (Arabic: نادية هاشم; died 12 February 2023) was a Jordanian journalist and politician who served as minister of state for women's affairs from May 2012 to October 2012. She was the first female state minister in Jordan.[1]

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Education

Hashem held a bachelor's degree in mathematics, which she received from Middlesex University.[2]

Career

Hashem worked as a journalist for Al Ra'i.[2] She was the president of the National Society for Enhancement of Freedom and Democracy, a society supporting democratic participation.[3]

Hashem was appointed minister of state for women's affairs to the second cabinet of Fayez Tarawneh, which was formed on 2 May 2012.[4] The office held by Hashem was established with her appointment.[5] Hashem was not appointed to the next cabinet formed by Abdullah Ensour on 11 October 2012. The office was abolished, too.[6] Then she became the head of Women Empowerment Team at Economic Development Forum.[7]

Work

Hashem was a poet[7] and published an Arabic novel entitled A different kind of veil in 2010.[8][9]

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Personal life and death

Hashem was married to engineer Abdel Afu Al Aloul[8] and had four children.[10] She died on 12 February 2023 and was buried the same day at the Sahab cemetery.[8][11]

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