Tahani al-Gebali, who lived from November 20, 1950, to January 9, 2022, was an Egyptian judge who became the first woman to hold a judicial position in Egypt when President Hosni Mubarak appointed her to the Supreme Constitutional Court in 2003, a role in which she rose to Vice President of the court. Born in Tanta, she remained the only woman on Egypt bench for four years until thirty two additional women were appointed to the Egyptian judiciary in 2007, and her 2003 appointment is regarded as a watershed for women inclusion in the country legal system. She died of COVID-19 in January 2022 at the age of seventy one.
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RoleJudge and a past Vice President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why is Tahani al-Gebali remembered as a first for women in Egyptian law?
She was Egypt's first female supreme court judge.
She is described as Egypt's first female supreme court judge. She was appointed vice president of the Supreme Constitutional Court by then-president Hosni Mubarak in 2003, after about three decades as a lawyer.
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Tahani al-Gebali, who lived from November 20, 1950, to January 9, 2022, was an Egyptian judge who became the first woman to hold a judicial position in Egypt when President Hosni Mubarak appointed her to the Supreme Constitutional Court in 2003, a role in which she rose to Vice President of the court.
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Tahani al-Gebali, who lived from November 20, 1950, to January 9, 2022, was an Egyptian judge who became the first woman to hold a judicial position in Egypt when President Hosni Mubarak appointed her to the Supreme Constitutional Court in 2003, a role in which she rose to Vice President of the court.
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In July 2012, The New York Times wrote that Supreme Constitutional Court Vice President Tahani al-Gebali advised the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces not to cede power to civilians until a constitution was written. This was denied by Judge al-Gebali, who announced she would sue the newspaper.
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Tahani al-Gebali (Arabic: تهاني الجبالي; 20 November 1950-9 January 2022) was an Egyptian judge and a past Vice President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt.
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was an Egyptian judge and a past Vice President of the
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Wikidata Q462276, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1950
Wikidata Q462276, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1950-11-09
Wikidata Q462276, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2022
Wikidata Q462276, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2022-01-09
Wikidata Q462276, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Tanta
Wikidata Q462276, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Agouza
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