About Hamida Zakariya
Hamida Zakariya was a Yemeni judge.
Hamida Zakariya Esma'il was the first female judge in South Yemen, Yemen, and the Arab World.
Education and career Zakariya had a law degree from Cairo University and in 1970 worked at the South Yemen Ministry of Justice as a legal councilor. Her appointment made her the first woman judge in the Arab world.
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Who was Hamida Zakariya?
South Yemeni judge
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Hamida Zakariya was a judge.
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Hamida Zakariya was Yemeni.
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