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Mariam Abdullah Al-Jaber is a Qatari District Attorney.

In 2003, she was appointed as the first District Attorney[1] in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council.[2][3]

Early life and education

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In 1991, with the encouragement of her family, Al-Jaber traveled to Egypt at the age of 18 to study at Cairo University for 4 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in law from Cairo University (1995). In 1992, her sister Amal Abdullah Al-Jaber also went to study in Egypt.[4][5]

Career

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After graduation from Cairo University, Al-Jaber worked at the Ministry of JusticeinDoha from 1997 to 2003 as a legal assistant in the State Affairs Department. In 2003, with the establishment of the Public Prosecution Authority by the then Attorney General Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, she was elected by Emirati decree[6] as the first female Public Prosecutor and appointed by the Attorney General as Head of the Juvenile Prosecution Authority.[5]

The second prosecutor in Doha was her sister, Amal Abdullah Al-Jaber.[7]

In 2009, Al-Jaber was appointed Chief of the Family Prosecutor's Office and Chief of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GCC women power through glass ceiling". Arab News. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ "The progression of women in GCC countries: The road to empowerment". Arab News. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ "Gulf Countries – Analysis for Women's Progression, Empowerment". wunrn.com. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ "Maryam Abdullah Jaber" (PDF). Harvard University. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ a b c "The first Qatari to work as a chief prosecutor. Maryam Al-Jaber to "Arabs": There are no prosecutions exclusive to men". alarab.qa. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ "Decree No. (16) of 2003 appointing members of the Public Prosecution Office". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  • ^ "The emerging legal profession in Quatar: diversity realities and challenges" (PDF). Core. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariam_Abdullah_Al-Jaber&oldid=1171961518"

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