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Nihal Ali Al-Awlaqi Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi (alternative spellings: Nihal Naji Ali Al Awlaki, Nehal Al-Awlaqi) (Arabic: نهال ناجي علي العولقي; born 1977)[1] is a Yemeni lawyer.[2] She was the Yemeni Minister of Legal Affairs from 9 January 2016 to 17 December 2020.[3][4] In 2016 she received the International Women of Courage Award.[5][6] LifeAl-Awlaqi is from the Shabwah Governorate in Yemen. She received a Bachelor of Legal Sciences, Master of Law and Doctor of Laws degrees from Mohammed V University in Morocco.[7] She speaks Arabic, English, and French.[8] Al-Awlaqi became an assistant law professor at the University of Aden, where she worked on research and training on the status of women. In 2013-14 she was a member of the State-Building Working Group of the National Dialogue Conference.[7] In March 2014 she was appointed a member of the constitution drafting committee (CDC),[9] and was subsequently elected deputy chair of the CDC.[10] She was a member of the government negotiating team in Geneva.[7] In January 2016 she was announced as Minister of Legal Affairs.[2] On September 9, 2016, Yemen President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi officially appointed al-Awlaqi, then 39 years old, as Minister of Legal Affairs ( وزيراً للشؤون القانونية ).[11][12][13] She retained this role until 17 December 2020. References
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