About Leila A. Sharaf
Born 1940. Leila A. Sharaf is a politician.
Leila A. Sharaf (born 1940) is a former member of the Jordanian Senate and Minister of Culture and Information (1984–85).
Early life Sharaf was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1940. She attended the American University of Beirut and completed her BA in 1959 and MA in Arab literature in 1965.
Career Sharaf is chair of the Board of Trustees of Philadelphia University (Jordan) and Palestine International Institution, beside being a trustee of American University of Beirut, Noor Al Hussein Foundation, Arab Open University, Kuwait, American Center of Oriental Research, King Hussein Foundation, and Arab Thought Forum. She's a close confidant of Queen Noor of Jordan.
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Who is Leila A. Sharaf?
Jordanian (Lebanese-born) politician
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Leila A. Sharaf was born in 1940 in Beirut.
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Leila A. Sharaf is a politician.
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