| Ruba Ghazal | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MNA |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Profession: | Chartered accountant |
| Party: | Québec solidaire |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mercier |
| Term Start1: | October 18, 2018 |
| Education: | HEC Montréal Université de Sherbrooke |
| Signature: | Signature Ruba Ghazal.png |
Ruba Ghazal (born December 6, 1977) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Mercier as a member of Québec solidaire.
Ghazal was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a family of Palestinian refugees. She lived in the United Arab Emirates until she was 10, when her family immigrated to Quebec.[2] She studied at HEC Montréal.[3]
Ghazal was a founding member of Québec solidaire in 2006, and was the party's candidate for Laurier-Dorion in the 2007 and 2008 general elections.[4] In 2018, she was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for Mercier, succeeding Amir Khadir.[5]
Following the 2022 provincial election, she became the opposition critic for Education, Culture and Communications, the French Language, and the Status of Women.
In 2023, Ghazal ran for the co-spokesperson election of Québec Solidaire. Ghazal lost the election in the second round, getting 49.7% for Ghazal against Émilise Lessard-Therrien who obtained 50.3%.[6]
Ghazal has pushed for government policies to reverse the decline of the French language in Montreal.[7] As Québec solidaire's critic for language issues, Ghazal has advocated for the creation of a special branch of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) for Montreal.[8]
In 2021, Ghazal attended protests amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis against the Israeli government's actions in actions in Sheikh Jarrah. Ghazal stated that "One day we will look back and declare this a humanitarian crime against Palestinians."[9] Ghazal was among the signatories of a 2021 letter opposing Canada's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council due to the country's position on Palestine.[10]