Amat Al Alim Alsoswa
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Amat Al Alim Alsoswa is a Yemen
i politician. She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of United Nations Development Program and Director of its Regional Bureau for Arab States.
Alsoswa was born in Taiz, Yemen and holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Cairo University
(1980) and an M.A. in International Communications from the American University
in Washington, DC (1984).
Alsoswa began her career at a young age as journalist of the nation. She began broadcasting at the age of 10 in a local radio show in the Yemeni government of Taiz. Alsoswa is notable for being the first woman serving in numerous positions, such as the first woman journalist, first woman undersecretary for Minisry of Information, first woman ambassador to the Netherlands residing in the Hague, a non-resident Ambassador to both Sweden and Denmark and first woman minister for Human Rights.
Earlier in her career, between 1984 and 1986, she worked as Deputy TV Programs Director at Sana’a TV, where she held the most senior position as a woman in Yemen television. Subsequently, she became Chief Editor of Mutaba’at I’elamiah Journal, a monthly magazine focusing on communications and media affairs.
she wrote about Women rights, Democracy and was an activist for Human Rights in general and freedom of expression in particular.
She is married and has two Children.
From 1989 to 1991, Alsoswa led the Yemeni Women’s Union before Yemen’s reunification. From 1997 to 1999, she was Undersecretary at Yemen’s Ministry of Information and Chairperson of the National Women’s Committee.
Between 2000 and 2003, she served as Yemen’s ambassador to Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, where she was Yemen’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
, based in The Hague.
In May 2003, Alsoswa was appointed the Minister of Human Rights in Yemen, the first human rights woman Minister in Yemen’s history. During her tenure, she established and oversaw Yemen’s first Human Rights Ministry, initiated the country’s first national human rights report, and established a public human rights resource center.
Alsoswa has published and lectured extensively and has received numerous awards and was made an Officier in the order of the Légion d'Honneur
(France) and the Medal of the Egyptian Committee for Afro Asian Solidarity (Egypt).
Alsoswa is also a Trustee of the Arab Democracy Foundation
.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
i politician. She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of United Nations Development Program and Director of its Regional Bureau for Arab States.
Alsoswa was born in Taiz, Yemen and holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
(1980) and an M.A. in International Communications from the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, DC (1984).
Alsoswa began her career at a young age as journalist of the nation. She began broadcasting at the age of 10 in a local radio show in the Yemeni government of Taiz. Alsoswa is notable for being the first woman serving in numerous positions, such as the first woman journalist, first woman undersecretary for Minisry of Information, first woman ambassador to the Netherlands residing in the Hague, a non-resident Ambassador to both Sweden and Denmark and first woman minister for Human Rights.
Earlier in her career, between 1984 and 1986, she worked as Deputy TV Programs Director at Sana’a TV, where she held the most senior position as a woman in Yemen television. Subsequently, she became Chief Editor of Mutaba’at I’elamiah Journal, a monthly magazine focusing on communications and media affairs.
she wrote about Women rights, Democracy and was an activist for Human Rights in general and freedom of expression in particular.
She is married and has two Children.
From 1989 to 1991, Alsoswa led the Yemeni Women’s Union before Yemen’s reunification. From 1997 to 1999, she was Undersecretary at Yemen’s Ministry of Information and Chairperson of the National Women’s Committee.
Between 2000 and 2003, she served as Yemen’s ambassador to Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, where she was Yemen’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction...
, based in The Hague.
In May 2003, Alsoswa was appointed the Minister of Human Rights in Yemen, the first human rights woman Minister in Yemen’s history. During her tenure, she established and oversaw Yemen’s first Human Rights Ministry, initiated the country’s first national human rights report, and established a public human rights resource center.
Alsoswa has published and lectured extensively and has received numerous awards and was made an Officier in the order of the Légion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
(France) and the Medal of the Egyptian Committee for Afro Asian Solidarity (Egypt).
Alsoswa is also a Trustee of the Arab Democracy Foundation
Arab Democracy Foundation
The Arab Democracy Foundation is an independent international Arab civil society organization advocating democracy as a culture, a way of life, and the best system for good governance. ADF was established on May 27, 2007 at the initiative of Arab democracy advocates, and with support from the...
.