Abdel-Fattah, Randa

Abdel-Fatteh grew up in Melbourne where she attended a Roman Catholic primary school and the King Khalid Islamic College. She then studied arts/law at the University of Melbourne and worked as a commercial lawyer in Sydney. Abdel-Fattah has been a member of the Palestinian Human Rights Committee and of the New South Wales Young Lawyers for Human Rights Committee, and an enthusiastic representative of Muslim women in Australian society.

In 2009 Abdel-Fattah was selected as one the Weekend Australian Magazine's ten 'Emerging Leaders' in the 'Society' category. Abdel-Fattah is frequently sought for comment by the media on issues pertaining to Palestine, Islam or Australian Muslims. She has appeared on SBS's Insight, ABC's First Tuesday Book Club, ABC's Q & A, ABC's Lateline, Channel 7's Today Tonight, Sunrise and Channel 10's The Circle and 9am.

Abdel-Fattah has lived in Sydney with her husband and their two children. She has worked as a litigation lawyer and studied for a PhD exploring everyday multiculturalism and racism in Australia.