Ihsan Barakat

Ihsan Zuhdi Barakat (born 1964) is a Jordanian jurist who was the country's first female Attorney General and the first woman appointed to the country's Supreme Court in 2017.

Early life and education Barakat's mother was a teacher.

Career Barakat set up her own law firm in 1988, attracting high profile clients including the Central Bank of Jordan. She was appointed as a judge in 2002 at the Court of First Instance in Amman and transferred to the Appeals Court in 2004. In May 2007, she was appointed to the position of Chief of Court of the Court of First Instance in West Amman, the first woman to hold such a position. Barakat was a founding member and president of the Arab Women's Legal Network, which was formed in 2005 with the backing of Queen Rania. and representing the government in the court of appeals. In January 2018, she was appointed as a judge in the Cassation Court, the judicial authority over all Jordanian courts. At the same time, Prime Minister Hani Mulki issued a circular to all ministries and institutions to ensure gender equality in vacant positions. both have graduated law in London.