Intissar al-Wazir

Intissar al-Wazir
Al-Wazir in March 2013
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Assumed office
1996
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
5 March 1994 – 24 February 2005
PresidentYasser Arafat
Rawhi Fattouh (acting)
Mahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterMahmoud Abbas
Ahmed Qurei
Preceded byAwni Abd al-Hadi (1948)
Succeeded byHasan Abu-Libdeh
Personal details
Born (1941-12-12) 12 December 1941
PartyFatah
SpouseKhalil al-Wazir
ChildrenJihad al-Wazir
Alma materDamascus University (BA)
OccupationPolitician
NicknameUmm Jihad
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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 Social Affairs 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.