Najah al-Attar
Najah Al-Attar (Arabic: نجاح العطار; born 10 January 1933) is the Vice President of Syria, since 2006. She is the first Arab woman to have held the post. Previously she was minister of culture from 1976 to 2000.
Najah al-Attar | |
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نجاح العطار | |
| Vice President of Syria | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2006 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Zuhair Masharqa Abdul Halim Khaddam Farouk al-Sharaa |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 1 December 1976 – 19 January 2000 | |
| President | Hafez Assad |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Maha Qanout |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1933 Damascus, French Syria (present-day Syria) |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Relations | Muhammad Rida al-Attar (father) Issam al-Attar (brother) |
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