About Rawia Al Shawa
Lived 1944 – 2017 (aged 72). Rawia Al Shawa was a politician and journalist.
Rawya Rashad Said al-Shawa (, December 1944 – 3 July 2017) was a Palestinian journalist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Council in 1996.
Biography Shawa was born in the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood of Gaza City in December 1944 to a Lebanese mother and Palestinian father. Her father Rashad was mayor of Gaza from 1972 to 1982. She married Aoun Saadi al-Shawa (who succeeded her father as mayor), with whom she had four children. Having graduated with a literature degree from the American University in Cairo in 1964, She was re-elected in 2006 on the Independent Palestine list.
She died in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on 3 July 2017.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Rawia Al Shawa's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Rawia Al Shawa?
State of Palestine politician
When was Rawia Al Shawa born?
Rawia Al Shawa was born on 24 December 1944 in Shuja'iyya.
When did Rawia Al Shawa die?
Rawia Al Shawa died on 4 July 2017 in Gaza City.
What was Rawia Al Shawa's occupation?
Rawia Al Shawa was a politician and journalist.
What nationality was Rawia Al Shawa?
Rawia Al Shawa's recorded nationality: Palestine.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rawia Al Shawa. https://biography.guide/rawia-al-shawa/
MLA: "Rawia Al Shawa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rawia-al-shawa/.
Chicago: "Rawia Al Shawa." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rawia-al-shawa/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:26 UTC