Amal Ammar
Amal Ammar | |
|---|---|
أمل عمار | |
| President of the National Council for Women | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maya Morsy |
Amal Mahmoud Atta Ammar (Egyptian Arabic: أمل عمار) is an Egyptian judge. She is President of the National Council for Women since 2024, and previously served as presiding judge of the Qena Court of Appeal and assistant minister of justice for human rights, women, and children's affairs. She was one of the first women appointed judges.
Career
[edit]She graduated with a law degree in 1992 and subsequently obtained a master's degree in international commercial law.[1]
She has worked at the Administrative Prosecution Service and the Ministry of Justice, specialising in conflict resolution and child protection, and was appointed president of the Court of First Instance for South Cairo.[1][2] She was one of the first women appointed judges.[2]
In 2016, Ammar joined the National Council for Women, where she served as deputy rapporteur of the Legislative Committee.[1][2][3][4] On 7 August 2018, she was promoted to president of the Qena Court of Appeal by the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, and in 2019 Ammar became the first female elected deputy chair of the African Union's Advisory Board Against Corruption.[1][2][3][4] She was elected to the Board Against Corruption in 2018 and was re-elected in 2019.[5]
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed her as President of the National Council for Women during a restructuring of the body on 5 November 2024 to succeed Maya Morsy.[1][6] At that time, Ammar was also serving as Assistant Minister of Justice for Human Rights, Women and Children.[1][2]
Forbes ranked her 16th in the list of 20 top women in government in the Middle East.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Judge Amal Amar appointed new chairwoman of Egypt's National Council of Woman". Al-Ahram. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "16. Amal Ammar". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "16 Egyptian women judges promoted to top judicial positions". Al-Ahram. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 K., Mirna (9 August 2024). "Top Judicial Positions Include 16 Egyptian Female Judges". Egyptian Streets. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Board Member - Hon. Amal". African Union Board Against Corruption. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "تفاصيل تشكيل المجلس القومي للمرأة برئاسة المستشارة أمل عمار (مستند)" [Details of the composition of the National Council for Women, chaired by Chancellor Amal Ammar (document)]. Al-Mal News (in Arabic). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.