Who is Afrah al-Zouba, Yemen’s first female foreign minister?
- Afrah al-Zouba’s appointment as Yemen’s foreign minister on Thursday is attracting attention – she’s the first woman to be appointed to that role, or any of the country’s most prominent cabinet posts.
- But al-Zouba’s rise has been decades in the making, shaped by a career spanning development, diplomacy, and some of the most consequential political negotiations in Yemen’s recent history.
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- Afrah al-Zouba’s appointment as Yemen’s foreign minister on Thursday is attracting attention – she’s the first woman to be appointed to that role, or any of the country’s most prominent cabinet posts.
- But al-Zouba’s rise has been decades in the making, shaped by a career spanning development, diplomacy, and some of the most consequential political negotiations in Yemen’s recent history.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN envoy for Yemen ‘alarmed’ by Houthis’ Red Sea attacks, calls for talkslist 2 of 3Yemen’s valleys and farms are full of dangerous plastic wastelist 3 of 3As oil soa
Sources: Al Jazeera