Ramia Abdo Sultan was born and raised in Australia and is also of Palestinian heritage. Ramia studied a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Technology Sydney and runs her own legal practice, Lawbridge Lawyers & Consultants with partners. Ramia also graduated with Distinction in a Master of Islamic Studies from Charles Sturt University and has a dual legal system interest, being a specialist in Islamic succession/inheritance law, whereby she blends with her expertise in the common law system to help craft innovative and culturally appropriate solutions for clients.
Ramia also has a background in lobbying and advocacy for minorities and is a prominent member of the Australian Muslim community, where she is Community Advisor to the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC).
Ramia is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the Gaza Children’s Fund Inc., a not for profit humanitarian organisation seeking to aid and empower women and children in Gaza and also sits on various committees which seek to impart positive change to society including an advisory committee with the Australian Human Rights Commission.