Maysa Ghadeer
Maysa Ghadeer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Federal National Council | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Constituency | Dubai |
Maysa Rashed Ghadeer (Arabic: ميساء راشد غدير) is an Emirati educator, writer and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.
Biography[edit]
Ghadeer earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic literature at Al Ain University.[1] She began working as a teacher in 1998, and later became a columnist for the Al Bayan newspaper, before working in the media department of the Dubai government and for Dubai Holding.[2] She married and had a child, but the couple divorced in 2004.[1][2]
Ghadeer was a candidate in the 2006 parliamentary elections.[2] Although she failed to be elected, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman, Amal Al Qubaisi.[3][4] She did not run for re-election in 2011,[5] and subsequently earned a PhD in discourse analysis and worked at Dubai Media.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fresh Faces: UAE's Youth Leaders Gulf News, 5 April 2007
- ^ a b c UAE women candidates hope to make a difference Tehran Times, 16 December 2006
- ^ Woman & The Parlament United Arab Emirates
- ^ FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007
- ^ Voters and candidates reminisce about year that heralded new era The National, 6 October 2019
- ^ Speakers Emirati Society of Mental Health