Hadiya Khalaf Abbas
| Hadiya Abbas هدیة عباس | |
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| Speaker of the People's Council | |
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Assumed office 6 June 2016 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Jihad al-Laham |
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1958 (age 57–58)
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| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
| Religion | Islam |
Hadiya Khalaf Abbas (Arabic: هدیة خلف عباس, born 1958 in Deir ez-Zor Governorate) is a Syrian politician who has been the Speaker of the People's Council of Syria since June 2016. She is the only woman to have held the post.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "250 New Parliament Members Take Constitutional Oath". Syria Times. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Syrian Parliament to Be Headed by Woman for First Time in History". Sputnik International.
Speakers of the Parliament of Syria since 1919 | ||
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