Khadija Abeba is a Djiboutian judge who has served as President of the Supreme Court of Djibouti since 1996, making her the country's highest-ranking female official and, under the constitutional line of succession, next in line to become head of state should the president become incapacitated. She became Djibouti's first female judge in 1977 and the first woman to serve as President of the Court of Appeal in 1996.
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Djibouti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
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Source Le President Guelleh salue la memoire de Kadija Abeba, ancienne Presidente de la Cour supreme, La Nation
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1. Khadija Abeba (Wikipedia)
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Khadija Abeba is the President of the Supreme Court of Djibouti and is the country's highest-ranking female official.
2. Khadija Abeba (Wikipedia)
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Human rights in Djibouti is a major concern of Abeba's and she has organised workshops with the Djiboutian League for Human Rights (LDDH) to explore solutions to issues facing the country.
3. Wikidata: Khadija Abeba
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge
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P27 (country of citizenship): Djibouti
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mixed system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law
Le President Guelleh salue la memoire de Kadija Abeba, ancienne Presidente de la Cour supreme, La Nation
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Le Président Guelleh salue la mémoire de feu Kadija Abeba, l’ancienne Présidente de la Cour suprême
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