Sabah al-Alwani

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Sabah al-Alwani
صباح أحمد صالح العلواني
Member of the Supreme Judicial Council of Yemen
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Personal details
CitizenshipYemen
OccupationJudge

Sabah Ahmed Saleh al-Alwani (Arabic: صباح أحمد صالح العلواني) is a Yemeni judge who, in 2022, became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Judicial Council of Yemen, the country's highest judicial authority. Her appointment has been described as a significant milestone in the advancement of women within Yemen’s judiciary.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Al-Alwani has worked in Yemen’s public prosecution system since 1991, in a series of roles. She was eventually named a Senior Advocate General. In 2013, she was elected head of the Executive Office of the Southern Judges Club. She was later appointed to Yemen’s National Commission to Investigate Alleged Violations of Human Rights.[1][6]

She led an investigative committee examining allegations of detainee abuse at Beir Ahmed Prison between 2018 and 2019.[1]

Online defamation

In 2024, al-Alwani was the subject of an online defamation campaign.[7]

References

  1. "Yemeni Women Praise Appointment of First Female Supreme Court Judge". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  2. Center, South24 (2022-08-04). "Yemen: The PLC Implements Extensive Judicial Reforms". South24 Center. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. الصبري, عاصم (2023-01-12). "المشهد بروفايل - صباح العلواني.. قصة قاضية صنعت التاريخ في اليمن". Al Mashhad Media. Archived from the original on 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  4. "صباح علواني.. أول امرأة يمنية في مجلس القضاء الأعلى". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  5. "Yemeni women celebrate country's shift towards gender equality | The National". The National News. 2024-08-03. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  6. "Sabah Ahmed Saleh Al-Alwani | صباح احمد صالح العلواني". Women's Solidarity Network. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  7. "مجلس القضاء : القاضي صباح علوان تعرضت لحملة تشهير ظالمة". المنتصف نت (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2025-01-22.