Nadia al-Ghazzi ( ar, نادية الغزي, born in 1935) is a
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
n lawyer and writer. She is also a TV presenter and was one of the first women on
Syrian Television
The General Organization of Radio and TV ( ar, الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون), also known as from French ''Organisation de la Radio et la Télévision Arabe Syrienne '' (in short ORTAS), is the state and public br ...
.
Early life and career
Al-Ghazzi was born in
Damascus
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, in 1935.
[ Her father, ]Said al-Ghazzi
Said Al-Ghazzi ( ar, سعيد الغزي; 11 June 1893 – 18 September 1967) was a Syrian lawyer, politician and two time prime minister of Syria. He was born in Damascus.
Early life
Said belonged to the prominent al-Ghazzi family, wh ...
, was of Turkish origin and served twice as the prime minister of Syria
The prime minister of Syria (Arabic: رئيس وزراء سوريا), formally titled the president of the Council of Ministers ( ar, رئيس مجلس الوزراء), is the head of government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Nomination
The prime ...
. Her mother was Balkis Moraly. Al-Ghazzi attended Damascus University
The University of Damascus ( ar, جَامِعَةُ دِمَشْقَ, ''Jāmi‘atu Dimashq'') is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus and has campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 through ...
and earned a degree in National and International Law.
In 1960 Al-Ghazzi joined the founders of Syrian Television
The General Organization of Radio and TV ( ar, الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون), also known as from French ''Organisation de la Radio et la Télévision Arabe Syrienne '' (in short ORTAS), is the state and public br ...
on its launch; she began editing and presenting her family program "''Al-Bayt al-Said''", and then a popular children's show followed in 1973–1975. She also starred in two television dramas in 1982 and 2004. Between the 1975-79 she also hosted three family-oriented talk-shows on Damascus Radio.[
From 1979 Al-Ghazzi was a member and secretary of the Arabian Book Union and participated in committees to change the Syrian law, particularly for women's rights. She also began writing for several magazines, including "''Tabibak''" and "''Al Maraa''". By the early 1980s she began to publish several books and has collectively written twenty books.][
In 2008 she was a board member of the Damascus Friends Society and a member of the Higher Committee for the celebrations held in ]Damascus
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during its tenure as 2008 Arab Capital of Culture
The 2008 Arab Capital of Culture was chosen to be Damascus, Syria. The Arab Capital of Culture is an initiative undertaken by UNESCO,
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Personal life
She is married to Nizar Bakdounes and has three daughters: Lama, Nada and Racha.
She is related to the poet Huda Naamani
Huda Naamani (also known as Houda Naamani, Hoda Naamani, or Houda K. Al-Naamani) (Arabic: هدى نعمانىِ) is a Damascus-born Arab feminist writer, poet, publisher, and artist. After moving to Beirut, Naamani wrote poetry that revolves arou ...
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References
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1935 births
Living people
20th-century Syrian women writers
20th-century Syrian writers
Writers from Damascus
Syrian feminists
Syrian women lawyers
Syrian people of Turkish descent
Syrian television personalities
Al-Ghazzi family
20th-century Syrian lawyers
20th-century women lawyers