Rashida Tlaib is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 12th congressional district.
A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib represented districts 6 and 12, respectively, in the Michigan House of Representatives before her election to Congress.
In 2018, she won the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan’s 13th congressional district.
She ran unopposed in the general election and became the first woman of Palestinian descent in Congress, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan legislature, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress (the other being Ilhan Omar).
Rashida Tlaib is a member of The Squad, an informal group of six (four until the 2020 elections) U.S. representatives on the left wing of the Democratic Party.
Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the first female members of Democratic Socialists of America to serve in Congress.
Tlaib has argued in favor of abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She was a vocal critic of the Trump administration and advocated for Trump’s impeachment.
On foreign affairs, she is sharply critical of the Israeli government, has called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, supports a one-state solution, and supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.
Who is Rashida Tlaib?
The eldest of 14 children, Rashida Harbi was born on July 24, 1976, to working-class Palestinian immigrants in Detroit.
Her mother was born in Beit Ur El Foka, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The name Rashida means “righteous”.
Her father was born in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem. He moved first to Nicaragua, then to Detroit. He worked on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company plant.
As the eldest, Rashida Tlaib played a role in raising her siblings while her parents worked.
Tlaib attended elementary school at Harms, Bennett Elementary, and Phoenix Academy. She graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit in 1994.
Tlaib received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and her Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2004.
Rashida Tlaib was admitted to the bar in the state of Michigan in 2007.
Rashida Tlaib Husband: Is Rashida Tlaib married?
Rashida Tlaib is currently divorced. She was married to Fayez Tlaib, a Palestinian-American businessman, from 1998 to 2015.
Fayez Tlaib is the CEO of the Tlaib Automotive Collection, a group of car dealerships based in the Detroit area.
He was born on July 1, 1976, in Beit Ur al-Fauqa, a Palestinian village in the West Bank.
He has kept a low profile in the media and is mainly known for his association with Rashida Tlaib.
Rashida Tlaib and Fayez Tlaib had no significant age gap when they married.
They were both born in 1976, with Rashida being born on July 24 and Fayez being born on July 1.
They married when Rashida was 22 years old and Fayez was 21.
They supported each other throughout their careers and hardships, but eventually divorced in 2015.
The exact reason behind their separation is not publicly known.
Rashida Tlaib Children
Rashida Tlaib has two children from her first marriage to Fayez Tlaib, a Palestinian-American businessman. They are:
Adam Tlaib: He is the eldest son of Rashida and Fayez.
He was born in 2001 and is named after Rashida’s father.
He is a baseball player who plays for the University of Notre Dame, following his mother’s footsteps.
He is a left-handed pitcher and a switch-hitter.
Yousif Tlaib: He is the younger son of Rashida and Fayez.
He was born in 2003 and is named after Rashida’s grandfather.
He is also a baseball player who plays for Whitefish Bay High School, where his parents graduated from.
He is a right-handed pitcher and a right-handed hitter.
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