Rabiha Diab

Rabiha Diab
Minister of Women's Affairs
In office
19 May 2009 – 2 June 2014
Prime MinisterSalam Fayyad
Rami Hamdallah
Preceded byKhouloud Daibes
Succeeded byHaifa al-Agha
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office
18 February 2006 – 22 April 2016
Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports
Personal details
Born1954 (1954)
Died22 April 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 61–62)
PartyFatah
EducationBachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Service
Alma materBirzeit University
OccupationPolitician, sociologist

Rabiha Diab (1954 – 22 April 2016) was a Palestinian politician, sociologist and a member of Fatah. She was the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Palestinian Authority Government of May 2009 and in the successive governments of 2013–2014. Diab previously held the positions of Member of the Governments of Palestinian Legislative Council and of Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[1]

Early life and education

Diab was born in 1954 in Dura al-Qar', Palestine.[2] Diab was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Service in 1999 in Bethlehem, Palestine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Who is She in Palestine". KVINFO. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Palestinians hold funeral for lawmaker Rabiha Diab". Maan News Agency. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-15.