Fatima Hamed Hossain (born 1978) is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She founded the

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(MDyC) in 2014 and has served as a member of the

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since

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, the first Muslim woman to lead a group in the assembly. In 2021, she was one of five founders of Sumar.

Biography

Born in

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, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, Hamed was raised by Moroccan parents in Los Rosales, a neighbourhood with social problems. In 1998, she enrolled with the

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(UNED), where she qualified as a lawyer and later joined the faculty. In late 2014, Hamed left the Caballas Coalition, and set up the

(MDyC) ahead of the 2015 Ceuta Assembly election. The party came fourth with 11% of the votes and three seats, making her the first Muslim woman to lead a group in the assembly. In

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, the party fell to 7% and lost a seat. In 2021, Hamed received attention during a Spanish–Moroccan border crisis when she criticised the arrival of Vox leader

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in Ceuta and labelled him ''

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''. She was attacked by

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, the party's spokesman in the Assembly of Ceuta, who called her an advocate of

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and

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and proposed her deportation to Morocco. In November 2021, Hamed was one of five left-wing women who set up a new political platform, alongside deputy prime minister

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, vice president of the

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Mónica Oltra and member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamed, Fatima 1978 births Living people Spanish people of Moroccan descent Spanish Muslims National University of Distance Education alumni Academic staff of the National University of Distance Education Spanish women lawyers 21st-century Spanish lawyers Members of the Assembly of Ceuta Leaders of political parties in Spain 21st-century women lawyers