Samar Nassar (born 16 February 1978) is a swimmer from Jordan. She was born in Lebanon, and competed for Palestine at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, and for Jordan at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

. She was the first woman to represent Palestine at the Olympics. Nassar was CEO of the

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an annual (biennial until 2024) international women's association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA) ...

Local Organizing Committee that handled Jordan's hosting of the

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1978 births Living people Palestinian female swimmers Jordanian female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Palestine Olympic swimmers for Jordan Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic officials 20th-century Palestinian sportswomen 21st-century Palestinian sportswomen {{Jordan-swimming-bio-stub