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My Take
Hassan's story moves me precisely because none of its starting conditions were chosen for her. Born stateless in a refugee camp near Aleppo, arriving in France around age nine, she could have settled into quiet survival; instead she studied law and turned her own displacement into a vocation defending others. Whatever one's politics, that trajectory commands respect. What interests me most is the conversion of biography into conviction: a person who knew what it meant to have no rights deciding to spend her life arguing for them. That kind of root-deep motivation tends to outlast any single political moment.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rima Hassan
- Name (Japanese)
- リマ・ハッサン
- Reading
- りま・はっさん
- Born
- April 28, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Al-Nayrab Camp, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- political activist / jurist / politician / human rights defender
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Évry Val d'Essonne
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Rima Hassan born?
Born April 28, 1992 (age 34).
Where is Rima Hassan from?
Rima Hassan is from Al-Nayrab Camp, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
What does Rima Hassan do?
Rima Hassan works as political activist, jurist, politician, human rights defender.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.