Salwa Abu Khadra

Salwa Abu Khadra (1929 – 15 November 2024) was a Palestinian politician and educator who was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Fatah, where she held various posts. She was part of the first generation women leaders of both groups.

Biography Abu Khadra was born in Jaffa in 1929. Her family is from Gaza. She obtained a certificate in education from the University of Oxford in 1947 and a degree in French literature from Saint Joseph University in 1952. She also founded a private school in Kuwait where she worked until 1990. In 1967 she became a board member of the General Union of Palestinian Women. She was also the secretary general of the women bureau of Fatah and served as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Palestinian Constitution.

Abu Khadra died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 95.