About Rawya Ateya
Rawya Ateya was an Egyptian woman who became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world in 1957. Rawya Ateya (Arabic: راوية عطية; 19 April 1926 – 9 May 1997) was an Egyptian woman who became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world in 1957. In 1956, Ateya became the first woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Liberation Army. Although another woman (Amina Shukri) was elected in the 1957 elections, her victory was only announced on 22 July, thus making Ateya the first female parliamentarian in Egypt and the whole Arab world.
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