Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq
Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq | |
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| Born | 1938 Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco |
Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq (born 1938) was a Moroccan lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco.
Biography
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sonneveld, Nadia; Lindbekk, Monika (20 March 2017). Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice. BRILL. p. 123. ISBN 978-90-04-34220-0.
- ^ "International Day of Women Judges - Celebrating the Progress Towards Parity". African Women in Law. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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