Tahani al-Gebali

Justice Tahani al-Gebali (Arabic: تهاني الجبالي‎, born 9 November 1950) is the previous Vice President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. In 2003, she was appointed by President Hosni Mubarak to her office, becoming by that the first woman to hold a judiciary position in Egypt, and she remained so until 32 Egyptian women were appointed to various judicial positions in 2007.[1]

Tahani al-Gebali
Born (1950-11-09) 9 November 1950
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materCairo University
Known forFirst female justice in Egypt

In July 2012, The New York Times wrote that Supreme Constitutional Court Vice President Tahani al-Gebali advised the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces not to cede power to civilians until a constitution was written.[2] This was denied by Judge al-Gebali, who announced she will sue the newspaper.[3][4]

References
  1. Hirschl, Ran (2010). Constitutional Theocracy. Harvard University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-674-04819-5.
  2. Kirkpatrick, David D. (4 July 2012). "Judge Helped Egypt's Military to Cement Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. "New York Times fabricated interview, says Egyptian judge". Egypt Independent. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. Mohammed al-Shennawi (7 July 2012). "Egyptian judge to sue NY Times". Arabstoday. Retrieved 15 July 2012.


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