Rabiha Diab (1954 – April 2016) from

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was a politician and a member of

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. 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

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and of Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Early life and education

Diab was awarded a

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in Sociology and Social Service in 1999 in

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, Palestine.

References

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Ministry of Women Affairs, State of Palestine
1954 births 2016 deaths Women's ministers of Palestine 21st-century Palestinian women politicians Government ministers of Palestine Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Women government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Members of the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council {{Palestine-politician-stub