About Widad Haroun
Widad Haroun was a politician and lawyer.
Widad Haroun or Widad al-Azhari was a Syrian lawyer and politician. In 1960, she and Jihan al-Mosli were appointed to the National Assembly of the United Arab Republic, becoming the first Syrian woman to enter parliament.
Biography Originally from Latakia, in July 1960 Haroun was appointed to the National Assembly of the United Arab Republic alongside al-Mosli. They left the Assembly when Syria seceded from the United Arab Republic in September the following year.
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Syrian lawyer and politician
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Widad Haroun was a politician and lawyer.
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Widad Haroun's recorded nationality: United Arab Republic.
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