Sanaa Alsarghali
Sanaa AlSarghali (born February 2, 1987) is the first Palestinian woman to hold a PhD in constitutional law in the State of Palestine, a Palestinian researcher in the field of law and constitution, a professor of constitutional law at the College of Law at An-Najah National University, and founder and director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at An-Najah University. She holds the UNESCO Chair for Democracy, Human Rights and Peace. she is the 9th member in the Palestinian Constitution Drafting Committee, where she was appointed by the legislative arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Her  life and educational attainment. Sanaa Samir Hussein Abdullah Al-Sarghali was born in Tulkarm on February 2, 1987. Her maternal grandmother is a Jewish immigrant from Poland who got married to Sanaa's Palestinian grandfather in 1937 in Jerusalem, after their marriage her grandmother converted to Islam and lived in Tulkarm. Sanaa finished her secondary education at Al-Adawiya Girls Secondary School in Tulkarm. In 2005, she enrolled at An-Najah National University in Nablus, where she graduated in 2009 as the top student in the law school. In the same year (2009) she joined Durham University as a postgraduate  student , to graduate in 2010 with a master's degree in law. In 2011 she joined Lancaster University to complete her doctorate study in constitutional law, becoming the first Palestinian woman to obtain a doctorate in constitutional law And by that, she would also be the first Palestinian and Arab woman to be awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from a British university. Media Work. Sanaa Alsarghali has been working with Women Media and Development (TAM) since she was 19 years old, She is now the chairperson of the board of directors of the Women's Media and Development Organization. She  used to host a TV program while she was a university student titled: ‘TAM TIME’ focusing on changing the stereotypical imagine of Palestinian women in the Media where most of the guests where strong women able to discuss various topics related to Palestine. She interned at Al-Fajer TV station in Tulkrem and hosted various shows. She is an alumnus of Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. She started creating educational movies during the Palestinian constitutional awareness campaigns. Awards. Outstanding Alumni Award by Lancaster University