Maha Sukkar

Maha Sukkar is an Australian police officer in Victoria. Sukkar was the first Australian police officer permitted to wear a traditional Muslim hijab as part of her official police uniform when she became a Victoria Police officer in 2004. She graduated from the Victoria Police Academy using the Qur'an to swear the oath to the Victoria Police before receiving her badge from commissioner Christine Nixon.

Sukkar is the founder of the Victoria Police Muslim Association. and she works at the police academy in Victoria. Commenting about the incident, Sukkar said, while she believes in freedom of speech, a line must be drawn when it comes to people encouraging physical attacks on her.