Asma Khader
Jordanian politician (1952–2021)
Asma Khader | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 25 October 2004 – 4 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Haider Mahmoud |
Succeeded by | Adel Al-Twaisy [ar] |
Member of the Senate of Jordan | |
In office 23 April 2014 – 25 October 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-01-25)25 January 1952 Zababdeh, Palestine |
Died | 20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 69) Amman, Jordan |
Nationality | Jordanian |
Asma Khader (Arabic: أسمى خضر; 25 January 1952 – 20 December 2021) was a lawyer, devoted feminist, women's rights and human rights activist and a Jordanian politician. She served as the first government spokesperson in Jordan, a Minister of Culture from 2004 to 2005, and a member of the Senate from 2014 to 2015.[1] Khader died from pancreatic cancer on 20 December 2021, at the age of 69 in Amman.[2]
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