Najah al-Attar | |
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نجاح العطار | |
Vice President of Syria | |
Assumed office 23 March 2006 Serving with Faisal Mekdad | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Zuhair Masharqa Abdul Halim Khaddam Farouk al-Sharaa[1] |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 1 December 1976 – 19 January 2000 | |
President | Hafez Assad |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Maha Qanout |
Personal details | |
Born | Damascus, French Syria | 10 January 1933
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
Spouse | Majid al-Azma |
Relations | Muhammad Rida al-Attar (father) Issam al-Attar (brother) |
Profession |
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Najah Al-Attar (Arabic: نجاح العطار; born 10 January 1933) is a Syrian politician who has been the Vice President since 2006. She is the first Arab woman to have held the post.[2] Previously she was minister of culture from 1976 to 2000.