Fatima al-Budeiri

Fatima Musa Al-Budairi (; 1923 – June 2009) was a Palestinian radio broadcaster and curator. She began her radio career at the radio station Jerusalem Calling broadcasting and producing and working as a women's and literary programme assistant and news broadcaster. Al-Budeiri also worked in Syria, Jordan and Palestine. She also worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and at the Jordan University Library. Al-Budari received recognition from the Arab Women Journalists Center.

Early life and education She was born in Jerusalem in 1923. Al-Budeiri's lineage is traced back to an ancient family with roots in Jerusalem. She was the daughter of the Sharia judge Sheikh Musa al-Budeiri, who worked in Jerusalem, and transferred his knowledge to students at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Al-Budeiri was educated at the Teachers' College, Jerusalem, from which she graduated in 1941. She moved to Ramallah in 1952, In early July 2009, she died in Amman. Although Al-Budeiri dreamed of a burial in Jerusalem, she was instead buried in Amman.

Legacy The obituarist for Al Ra'i described her as a "wonderful Jerusalemite lady". Aida Al-Najjar, the writer, said Al-Budeiri had made herself to be "a broadcaster for political news to be the leader among women, and in this work and to work with men". Ad-Dustour noted she was a "pioneer of Arab radio stations, and the only female voice that competed with men's voices on the radio." Al-Budeiri was given recognition by the Arab Women Journalists Center.