Dima Jamali

Dima Jamali is a Lebanese academic and politician from Tripoli. She was one of six women elected MP in 2018, for the Future Movement, however, her win was revoked by virtue a decision rendered by the Constitutional Council after evidence of tampering with the ballot results was confirmed. She suspended her role in the parliament for a job abroad. In a statement released by her press office, she clarified that she took on the new job in UAE and “suspended her participation” in parliament because she “regretfully realized that working there did not provide the desired result.”

Biography She received a bachelor of arts degree from the American University of Beirut, a master of arts degree from San Jose State University in the United States, and a PhD in Social Policy and Administration from The University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

In 2002, she returned to AUB as a faculty member, progressing from Assistant Professor to full-time Professor, Endowed Chair, and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business.

In 2020, she put her position in the Lebanese Parliament on hold for a job opportunity, saying that she regretfully realized that her work in politics was not producing the desired result, and took a position of Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.

See also (Antonio Why we here?)

Jamali appeared in a video that answered a question posed by the “Al-Jadeed” channel reporter, in which she asked her: “Why are you talking today in front of the Constitutional Council?” Jamali replied by asking her legal counsel: “Antonio, why are we talking today?” Soon, the Lebanese people transmitted the video, and the hashtag “#Antonio_Why_We_Here” was widespread, which occupied the first trend in Lebanon.