Hanan al-Atra Khashoggi is an Egyptian-born Emirati woman who came forward as the wife of Jamal Khashoggi after the CIA reported that Jamal was murdered by the Saudi government in 2018.
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Wiki/Biography
Hanan Al-Atra was born on Monday, September 30, 1968 (age 52 years; as of 2020) in Egypt. His zodiac sign is Libra. She lives in United Arab Emirates.
Physical Appearance
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family and ethnicity
She is an Arab Muslim girl.
parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Mona Sara Mohammad Ahmed Khalid. He has a sister named Mona El-Atra.
relationship and husband
On June 2, 2018, she married Jamal Khashoggi (journalist) as per Islamic traditions at the headquarters of the Open University, Alexandria, Virginia, USA and their relationship was kept a secret.
Marriage certificate of Hanan al-Atra and Jamal Khashoggi
She first met Jamal at a Middle East media forum in 2009, but they entered into a relationship in 2017. When the trip brought him to America he spent time with Khashoggi.
Hanan al-Atra with Jamal Khashoggi
As of 2021, she is trying to get her marriage legally certified in the US. Hanan shared the text (between her and Jamal) and photos of her Islamic wedding ceremony to The Washington Post as proof of her marriage. In an interview, she told that she came forward to reveal her relationship because,
As a Muslim wife, I want my full rights to be recognized.”
livelihood
She worked as a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines for 22 years.
Hanan Al-Atra as a flight attendant
He has also trained in journalism by working with the Emirati newspaper Al Bayan. She participates in media and cultural forums in the UAE and also writes articles for some Emirati publications.
favorite things
- Singer: Leila Mourad, Umm Kulthum
- Musician: Sheikh Zakaria Ahmed
- Poet: Badr Shaker al-Sayyab
Facts/General Knowledge
- On October 2, 2018, her husband, Jamal Khashoggi, went to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey to get a document certifying them as divorced; The document would help him marry Hatice Cengiz. However, he was assassinated in the consulate by the Saudi government. Talking about the murder in an interview, he said,
I am sure that if they knew the truth about Jamal, and were allowed to convey his message and his truth, he would truly regret what he did to my husband.
- He thanked US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after the Joe Biden administration held Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Jamal’s killing. He said,
They spoke out for human rights, they insist, and they have been transparent and helped bring out the truth, which has encouraged me now, because I am free to talk now, because I have two people. For this was not freedom. Year.”
- She went back to UAE two weeks after her engagement with Jamal. Upon reaching there, he was put under house arrest from April 2018 to May 2018 and Hanan and his family were blacklisted. After Jamal’s murder, he was placed under house arrest again in the UAE and in 2020, he sought asylum in the US. In an interview, she had said that she had come to America to deliver her husband’s message. He said,
It has not been delivered yet. It has been missed amidst this polarization and misuse of its tragedy. I hope everyone will learn from Jamal’s tragedy and stop this act, this crime against humans, against journalists. Journalists, they are doing their job to tell the truth about people and help people have a better life.
- In 2020, she appeared in the TV documentary film ‘Kingdom of Silence’, based on the life, work and murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
- In 2021, she sued the imam who performed Jamal and his wedding ceremony. according to him,
Because the Imam did not follow what he said on the day of the marriage contract, he promised something and he and the witnesses did not fulfill it, the marriage was not proved, so now the case is in the hands of justice and I trust the American Judiciary. “
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