Rawiyah Al Samahi
Rawiyah Al Samahi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Federal National Council | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Constituency | Fujairah |
Rawiyah Saif Sultan Saeed Al Samahi (Arabic: روية سيف سلطان سعيد السماحي) is an Emirati politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.
Biography
[edit]After graduating, Al Samahi married and spent two years as a housewife. She then joined the public relations department of the Ministry of Health, and later worked for eleven years in the health education department.[1] She became chief executive of Fujairah Hospital in 1995, remaining in post until 2007.[2]
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.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Pride of the Emirates: Mrs. Rowaya Saif Sultan Al-Samahi, Fujairah My Dubai My City
- ^ Politics retains a glass ceiling, say women The National, 27 November 2008
- ^ Woman & The Parlament United Arab Emirates
- ^ FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007