Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo | |
|---|---|
 Ambassador Nonoo | |
| Bahraini ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 3 July 2008 – 15 November 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa |
| Majlis al-shura | |
| In office 2005 – 3 July 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Khedouri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1964 |
| Spouse | Salman Idafar |
| Children | Menasheh Idafar, Ezra Idafar |
| Relatives | Misha Nonoo (cousin) |
| Residence | Manama (Bahrain) |
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (Arabic: هدى عزرا نونو; born 7 September 1964) served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country,[1][2][3] and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.[4]
- ^ "Bahreïn persiste et signe", Radio Canada, June 8, 2008
- ^ "Une juive ambassadrice d'un pays arabe", Radio Canada, May 31, 2008
- ^ "Bahrain names Jewish ambassador". BBC News. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Bahraini king taps Jewish woman lawmaker as envoy to U.S." Haaretz. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-05-29.