Waheeba Fareʽe (Arabic: وهيبة فارع; died 24 January 2025) was a Yemeni politician and a minister in the Cabinet of Yemen.
She was appointed head of the newly formed Ministry of State for Human Rights in 2001, becoming the country's first female minister.
[5] Faraʽa was a Staff Member of Sana’a University, Queen Arwa University and National Institute of public Administration, Advisor of many Yemeni NGO's and GOs, Consultant of many International Organizations of Education, HDR, HR, Public Administration, Higher Commission of Human Rights and The National Council of Civil Services.
Fare'e held several positions, including: since 1987 she had been working as a Lecturer of Education (Sociology, Philosophy, Planning, and Administration) at Sanaa University.
She participated in and organized many seminars and workshops on development, women's education, public administration, and some other political and social activities.