Intissar al-Wazir

Intissar al-Wazir
Al-Wazir in March 2013
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office
1996–Present
Minister of Social Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority
In office
1995–2005
Personal details
Born1941 (age 83–84)
Gaza City, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyFatah
SpouseKhalil al-Wazir
Alma materUniversity of Damascus (BA)
OccupationPolitician
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Intissar al-Wazir (Arabic: انتصار الوزير; born 1941), also known as "Umm Jihad" (أم جهاد, 'Lady Jihad'), is a Palestinian politician, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a former minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Her husband was Khalil al-Wazir, a senior figure of the Palestine Liberation Organization who was assassinated by Israel in 1988. She joined the Fatah organization in 1959, becoming the party’s first female member. She has a bachelor's degree in history from Damascus University.


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