Vice President Najah Al-attar of Syria

Najah al-Attar took the oath of office before President Bashar al-Assad at the People's Palace.

Although Najah al-Attar is the first Arab woman to hold the position of vice president in Syria, the country is still facing the problem of social discrimination against women.

It remains to mention that Al-Attar was appointed on August 7, 1976 the minister of culture and national guidance as the first woman to serve as a government minister in Syria.

Najah Al-Attar is twofold: for what she represents, and for who she is.

He reminded me of the fact that for decades, Najah Al-Attar was considered the uncrowned dean of Syrian culture, and it was to her that he rushed to submit his credentials upon hearing that he was nominated Minister of Culture.

Vice-President Najah al-Attar is going to open today morning the 6th Conference of Health Sciences Arabization Network held by the World Health Organizations (WHO) Regional Bureau in the East Mediterranean.

Najah Al-Attar was sworn in as second vice-president in charge of cultural policy by President Bashar Assad, SANA said.

behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Al-Attar was addressing the 16th meeting of Arab ministers of culture on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Al-Attar said that the current efforts being made by the Arab cultural committee and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), in the area of culture form a huge achievement.

Mrs Najah al-Attar was sworn in as vice-president in charge of cultural policy by head of state Bashar al-Assad," SANA said.

First off, Al-Attar is the first non-Baathist to assume the post since the Baath Party came to power in March 1963.

Her appointment is also highly significant in that Al-Attar is a woman, making her the first in Syrian history, to be given such an important position.

But such an observation is somewhat short- sighted, given that Al-Attar has been in government since the 1970s, when her brother was actively fighting the Baathists.

Najah Al-Attar was born in 1933 and raised in Damascus.

Al-Attar is not a member of the ruling Ba'th party.

al-Attar has got many high-ranking medals like:-         Medal of friendship among peoples presented by the higher soviets council of former Soviet Union.

Najah al-Attar took the oath of office as Vice President before President Bashar al-Assad at the People's Palace Wednesday.

Najah Al-Attar said that Iran was a model for women's advancement.