Amal Tamimi
Amal Tamimi | |
|---|---|
أمل تميمي | |
| Member of Parliament of Iceland | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Constituency | Substitute for Lúðvík Geirsson and Katrín Júlíusdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1960 Jerusalem, Jordan-occupied Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian, Icelandic |
| Political party | Social Democratic Alliance |
| Children | 6 (Falastine, Fida, Wala, Majd, Ahd, Bissan Inga) |
| Relatives | Salmann Tamimi |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
| Occupation | Feminist, social activist, politician |
Amal Tamimi (Arabic: أمل تميمي; born Jerusalem, 7 January 1960) is a Palestinian-born Icelandic feminist, social activist, and politician. She was the second foreign-born person (after Paul Fontaine Nikolov) and the first foreign-born woman to sit in the Icelandic parliament (a substitute for Lúðvík Geirsson in 2011 and for Katrín Júlíusdóttir in 2012).