Aisha Al Roumi
Aisha Al Roumi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Federal National Council | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Constituency | Sharjah |
Aisha Mohammad Khalfan Al Roumi (Arabic: عائشة محمد خلفان الرومي) is an Emirati physician and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.
Biography
[edit]A qualified doctor,[1] Al Roumi worked as a paediatrician and became Director of Maternal Child Health for Sharjah in the Ministry of Health.[2][3]
Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman, Amal Al Qubaisi.[4][5] She became chair of the Pensions Committee and sat on the Health, Labour and Social Affairs Committee Committee.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ FNC to consider law against HIV discrimination The National, 25 October 2008
- ^ Buckle up to save a child The National, 24 February 2010
- ^ A.A. Abdullah & M.I. Al-Moslih (2005) "Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates" Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, volume 11, number 5–6, pp1045–1052
- ^ Woman & The Parlament United Arab Emirates
- ^ FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007
- ^ Lack of pensions forcing Emiratis to quit private sector Arabian Business, 11 March 2009
- ^ Doctors' pay rise 'prone to abuse' The National, 22 June 2010