Lamis al-Alami ( ar, لميس العلمي; born 1943) is a Palestinian educator and politician. She was Minister of Education and Higher Education in the

Palestinian Authority Governments of June–July 2007 Palestinian Authority Governments of June and July 2007" is a conciliation pact between Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian Authority This agreement convened a council (PA) of emergency cabinets led by Salam Fayyad established by the Palestinian Pres ...

and Palestinian Authority Government of May 2009, and a commissioner of the Central Elections Commission of Palestine. Al-Alami was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

and educated at the

Schmidt's Girls College Schmidt's Girls College (SGC; german: Schmidt-Schule Ost-Jerusalem; ar, كلية شميدت) is an international German school for Christian and Muslim girls, located in East Jerusalem. It was founded in 1886 and approximately 500 pupils a ...

in the city. She then obtained a BA in English from the

American University of Beirut The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...

in 1964, a Master's in English literature in 1967, and a Master's in Linguistics at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

in 1974. She taught at

UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. UNRWA's mandate encompasses Palestinians displaced by the 1948 P ...

's women's college in

Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...

from 1975, became its deputy director in 1983 and its manager in 1994, in which year she also became responsible for education in all of UNRWA's 100 schools and three colleges. She retired from this in 2004. She was later the Director General of

The Independent Commission for Human Rights The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) is the national human rights institution of Palestine. It was established in 1993 upon a presidential decree issued by President Yasser Arafat on September 30, 1993, in compliance with article 3 ...

. She is a director of the Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN).

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1943 births Living people Women government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Education ministers Alumni of the University of Edinburgh American University of Beirut alumni Politicians from Jerusalem 20th-century educators 20th-century Israeli women politicians {{Palestine-politician-stub