Lujaina Mohsin Darwish
Lujaina Mohsin Darwish | |
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لجينة محسن درويش | |
Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
In office 2000–2007 | |
Constituency | Muscat |
Member of the Council of State | |
In office 2015– | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 23 June 1969
Alma mater | Sultan Qaboos University |
Occupation | Businesswoman, politician |
Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish (
Biography
Born in 1969, Darwish was the eldest of three daughters of the businessman Mohsin Haider Darwish;[3] her sister Areej also became a businesswoman. She attended Sultan Qaboos University, where she earned a degree in English literature.[4] She subsequently became a lecturer at the university,[citation needed] before joining the family business.[4]
In 2000 she was one of fifteen female candidates in the general elections.[5] Running in Muscat, she was one of two women elected. She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003,[6] but lost her seat in the 2007 elections.[7] During her time in the Shura Council she also became president of Sidab Football Club, the second woman in the Arab world to head a football club.[8]
She later became deputy chair of Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC,[4] and regularly featured in lists of the most powerful Arab businesswomen published by Forbes.[3][9] In 2015 she was appointed to the Council of State.[4] She is also currently a member of the board of trustees at Al-Zahra College for Women.[4]
References
- ^ I was born in June 23, 1969 Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish on Instagram
- ^ "Chairperson – MHD ITICS". Mohsin Haider Darwish.
- ^ a b To be on Forbes list means growing responsibility for Oman's Lujaina Darwish Times of Oman, 16 October 2016
- ^ a b c d e Deputy Chairperson Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
- ^ Omani woman who blazed a trail into the State Council passes away Times of Oman, 6 February 2017
- ^ Omani women lose out in elections Al Jazeera, 5 October 2003
- ^ No women elected in Omani vote Reuters, 28 October 2007
- ^ Vote a woman Gulf News, 2 July 2003
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Honoured to be on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List, says Lujaina Mohsin Darwish The Arabian Stories, 8 February 2020