Amina Shukri ( ar, أمينة شكرى, 1912–1964) was an Egyptian social worker and politician. In 1957 she was one of the first two women elected to the National Assembly.

Biography

Shukri was born in Alexandria in 1912, the daughter of Mohamed Abu El-Ezz, a newspaper editor. She became a social worker and established a children's home that housed around 400 children, and was a member of the Feminist Union. She married Osman Shukri, a doctor and child specialist, with whom she had a daughter. The 1956 constitution introduced women's suffrage and allowed women to stand as candidates, and Shukri was one of sixteen female candidates in the 1957 parliamentary elections, running in Alexandria. She was elected in the second round of voting, becoming one of the first two female members of the National Assembly alongside

Rawya Ateya Rawya Ateya (, 19 April 1926 – 9 May 1997) was an Egyptian woman who became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world in 1957. Goldschmidt 2000, p. 26 Karam 1998, p. 44 Early life Rawya Ateya was born in Giza Governorate on 19 April ...

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Ahram Online, 31 October 2015 She died during a trip to London for medical treatment in 1964.Mrs Amina Shukry
The Times, 21 October 1964

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shukri, Amina 1912 births 1964 deaths Politicians from Alexandria Egyptian social workers 20th-century Egyptian women politicians 20th-century Egyptian politicians Egyptian feminists Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt)