Ina'am Qaddoura Al-Mufti ( ar, إنعام قدورة المفتي; February 26, 1929 – 6 November 2018) was the first
Jordan
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ian
woman
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to hold a governmental position.
Biography
Qaddoura established the
Ministry of Social Development,
Noor Al-Hussein Foundation, Women Issues Organization,
Jubilee School
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of Amman, Children's Trust, Union of Jordanian Women, and National Union for Jordanian Business Women. She was also a part of
UNESCO
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, spoke on several radio shows spreading awareness, and was a part of writing a book used in all schools in the kingdom.
Qaddoura was a member of the
Senate, the Upper House of the
National Assembly of Jordan.
Honorary office and memberships
Honorary office and memberships:
* Member of several universities like the University of Applied Sciences, Mutah University, Yarmouk University, Faculty of Princess Tharwat,
* A member of the King Hussein Foundation and the Noor Al Hussein Foundation and its projects,
* A member of the International Council of the Federation of World Colleges,
* A member of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development,
* A member of the Steering Committee (adult education) \ UNESCO,
* A member of the Senate,
* Member of the Board of Education in the Ministry of Education,
* President of the Alumni Club American University in Cairo \ Amman,
* Member of the Arab Thought Forum,
* Member of the Committee on Education and Culture and the media,
* A member of the committee on health, environment and social development,
* A member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20121027032137/http://www.whoisshe-women.jo/expert-profile/inaam-asad-qaddura-al-mufti
External links
Prime Ministry of Jordan website
1929 births
2018 deaths
Members of the Senate of Jordan
Jordanian diplomats
Government ministers of Jordan
Social affairs ministers of Jordan
UNESCO officials
Yarmouk University faculty
Mutah University faculty
Applied Science Private University faculty
The American University in Cairo alumni
Women government ministers of Jordan
20th-century women politicians
Jordanian officials of the United Nations
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