| 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 | (2017-02-05)5 February 2017 |
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.
Biography
Al Riyami was a civil servant, serving as Director of Educational Planning at the Ministry of Education for 16 years. 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. In 2007 she was appointed to the Council of State, serving as its head of Human Resources Development. 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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