Rawiyah bint Saud al Busaidiyah
Minister of Higher Education First woman in Omani cabinet as minister First woman minister in the gulf Hunaina Introduction of Dr. Rawiyah & Dr. Rawiyah’s keynote speech In 2009, Oman was the only government in the Gulf, which appointed four women in ministerial positions. They include: Dr Rawiyah bint Saud bin Ahmed Al Busaidiyah, minister of higher education; Dr Rajiha bint Abdul Amir bin Ali, minister of tourism; Dr Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nassir Al Yahyaeiyah, minister of social development; and Sheikha Aisha bint Khalfan bin Jumail Al Siyabiah, president, Public Authority for... Read MoreMassouma al-Mubarak
Kuwait University Political Science Professor First female minister : “She successfully served in a variety of ministry posts, first as minister of planning, then as minister of administrative development affairs, then minister of transportation, and finally as minister of health in the 2007 cabinet.”...
Read MoreAmani Bourseli
As a Kuwait University Professor and Chairwoman at Capital Standers, Dr. Amani Bourseli’s appointment as Minister of Commerce and Industry in May 2011 was respectfully accepted by her peers in the business world. According to Al-Anba Newspaper, “her merits have been internationally recognized and rewarded.” In 2010 She was the recipient of the Economic Policy and Knowledge Development Achiever award at the Middle East Business Woman and Leaders Achievement Awards. Today, as she stands as the only woman on the 16-minister cabinet, she continues to make a difference in the business world,...
Read MoreAl Ayoub Sisters; Basalam & Lulwa Al-Ayoub
Lulwa and Balsam are “using sport to change the lives of Arab women. Through the sport of fencing, Al-Ayoub sisters are literally “cutting through” society’s constraints. By becoming active in sports, they believe girls will grow proud, strong, fearless and expressive no matter what their ultimate life’s goal.Balsam & Lulwa are empowering women in the Gulf through a strategy based on three components. First, through their success in their field, they are setting an example as role models for many girls in Kuwait. They use their status for good by serving as mentors to aspiring...
Read MoreSheikha Mai bint Mohammad Al Khalifa
Minister of Culture & Chairperson of the UN World Heritage Committee Prior to this position she has been assistant Undersecretary for Culture and National Heritage at the Ministry of Information. Furthermore, Sheikha Mai has been the recipient of the “Distinguished Arab Woman in the field of Administrative Leadership” prize from the Center of Woman Studies, Paris, and was also elected as one of the “50 Strongest Arab Women,” in a Forbes magazine survey. Bahrain Tourism – Her Excellency Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al...
Read MoreHunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy
Appointed in 2005 as the Omani Ambassador to the US, H.E Al-Mughairy is the first female Arab representative in Washington. Having spent numerous years in the US, she is committed to improving the image of Arab women in the US. She is an economist with a Master’s degree from New York University. As the Omani Ambassador, she has been a strong supporter of the US-Oman Free-Trade agreement, as well as the improvement of relations between US and Oman. Today, H.E Al-Mughairy is married to her husband, Fuad Mubarak Al-Hinai, the Oman ambassador to the U.N, with whom she has two children. A...
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