Rahila Al Riyami
Rahila bint Amur Al Riyami (Arabic: رحيلة بنت عامر الريامي, died 5 February 2017) was an Omani politician. Along with Lujaina Mohsin Darwish, she was one of the first two Omani women to be directly elected to the Consultative Assembly in 2000.[1]
Rahila Al Riyami | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2007 | |
| Constituency | Bawshar |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 2007– | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 5 February 2017 |
Biography
Al Riyami was a civil servant, serving as Director of Educational Planning at the Ministry of Education for 16 years.[1] In 2000 she was one of fifteen female candidates in the general elections that year. Running in Bawshar, she was one of two women elected. She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003.[2] In 2007 she was appointed to the Council of State, serving as its head of Human Resources Development.[1] She died in 2017
References
- "Omani woman who blazed a trail into the State Council passes away". Times of Oman. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- "Oman elects two women to council". Al Jazeera. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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