Najah al-Attar

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Najah Al-Attar
Vice President of Syria
In office March 23, 2006 – Present
Born	1933 Damascus, Syria
Nationality	Syrian
Political party	Independent, close to Baath Party

Najah Al-Attar (Arabic: 'نجاح العطار'; born 1933) She is the current Vice President of Syria (since 2006).

Personal background

Najah Al-Attar was born in 1933 and raised in Damascus. Her father was among nationalist leaders who took part in the 1925-1927 Syrian revolt against the French in Syria.

Career

She studied at Damascus University, graduating in 1954, and obtained PhD in Arabic literature from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. She is an accomplished translator started teaching in high schools within Damascus after her return from the UK, then worked in the Department of Translation of Ministry of Culture. In 1976, she was appointed as Ministr of Culture till 2000. She has a collection of novels, editorials and significant literature contributions.

Political alignment

Although she is currently vice-president and served as a long-term minister in Syria, a state largely controlled by the Baath Party since 1963, Ms al-Attar has kept herself politically independent. She supported all political ideologies throughout her term as Minister of Culture when the ministry was publishing cheap and affordable books of different political backgrounds. Her brother, Isam al-Attar is the leader of the Damascus Faction of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and has lived in exile in Aachen, Germany since the 1970s.

See also

• Politics of Syria

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