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lawyer, politician and ambassador from Egypt (1928 – 2013)

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Aisha Rateb (February 1928 – 4 May 2013) was an Egyptian lawyer, politician, and Egypt's first female ambassador. She also was a professor of international law at Cairo University.

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Alternative Names: Aisha Rateb Soad • 'A'ishah Rateb

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I express my pleasure over Al Gebali’s appointment. It is like seeing the results of what I started.

I was the second Arab female ambassador after King Hassan’s sister. I was also not the first Egyptian ambassador to Europe; I was preceded by Hatshepsut, Nefertari and Nefertiti, those Egyptian queens who are well known the world over.

A ban on entering the judiciary based on gender goes against Section forty

No more than secretaries toeing the line and being assigned tasks instead of acting like ministers capable of initiating policies.

To get my rights. I joined Huda Shaarawy’s association and other associations that were fighting for women’s rights. I was then only 21 but to no avail.