Raufa Hassan al-Sharki
- January 9, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Raufa Hassan al-Sharki |
Occupation | Journalist |
Date Of Birth | Dec 14, 1958(1958-12-14) |
Age | 66 |
Date Of Death | April 27, 2011, Cairo, Egypt |
Birthplace | Sana'a |
Country | Yemen |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Raufa Hassan al-Sharki Biography
Name | Raufa Hassan al-Sharki |
Birthday | Dec 14 |
Birth Year | 1958 |
Place Of Birth | Sana'a |
Birth Country | Yemen |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Raufa Hassan al-Sharki is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 14, 1958 in Sana'a, Yemen.
Al-Sharki was born and raised in Sana’a, a town in old sana’a. Al-Sharki’s activism started early. When she was twelve, she and seven of her friends walked to the house of the Prime Minister of Yemen, Abdullah al-Kurshumi. Once there, they requested better books for their schools of the same quality as the ones given to boys’ schools in Yemen. Al-Kurshmi was impressed with their initiative and allowed them to attend school with boys, marking the first time co-education was permitted in Yemen. Al-Sharki also began working in radio when she was twelve and this is when she changed her name from Amatalrauf to Raufa Hassan in order to disguise her identity. She did this because while she had the support of her mother in her paid work at the radio, her father would not have supported her. Later, when he found out, he relented and she kept her radio show. While in high school, she was also part of the Yemeni Women’s Association (YWA), until it was shut down by religious conservatives in 1973. The YWA provided basic literacy, craft training and radio broadcast training.
Al-Sharki graduated high school in 1975 and went on to Cairo University. She came back from school not wearing a niqab any longer. In 1979, Al-Sharki reopening the YWA in Sana’a. In 1984, al-Sharki began to work with the Information Ministry in Yemen. Later, she received her Ph.D from University of Paris in 1991. In 1993, she ran for Parliament in the country’s first democratic elections, though she didn’t win.
Raufa Hassan al-Sharki Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Journalist |
House | Living in own house. |
Raufa Hassan al-Sharki is one of the richest Journalist from Yemen. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Raufa Hassan al-Sharki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
One of her projects archived dress codes and information about what political leaders in Yemen wore throughout history. In addition to clothing, she also collected flags and stamps from 1948 through 2004 for her 2005 Exhibition of State Dress and Codes of Identity. She continued to discuss clothing, especially how women wore it through history during seminars.
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Fotis Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Yemen. Raufa Hassan al-Sharki celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.