Lujaina Mohsin Darwish
Lujaina Mohsin Darwish | |
|---|---|
| لجينة محسن درويش | |
 Darwish in 2021 | |
| Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2007 | |
| Constituency | Muscat |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1969[1] |
| Alma mater | Sultan Qaboos University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, politician |
Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish (Arabic: لجينة محسن درويش, born 23 June 1969) is an Omani politician. Along with Rahila Al Riyami, she was one of the first two women to be directly elected to the Consultative Assembly in 2000. In 2015 she was appointed to the Council of State. Darwish is also the chairperson of ITICS at Mohsin Haider Darwish.[2]
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,[5] before joining the family business.[4]
In 2000 she was one of fifteen female candidates in the general elections.[6] Running in Muscat, she was one of two women elected. She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003,[7] but she did not seek re-election in the 2007 elections.[8] 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.[9]
She later became deputy chair of Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC,[4] and chair of its ITICS cluster.[10] As a result she regularly featured in lists of the most powerful Arab businesswomen published by Forbes.[3][11]
In 2015 Darwish was appointed to the Council of State.[4] In January 2025 she was appointed as the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Oman.[12] She is also a board member of the Arab International Women's Forum.[13]
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 Deputy Chairperson Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
- ^ "Members Details". State Council. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ 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
- ^ Chief, By Sunil K. Vaidya, Bureau (2007-05-30). "Council member elected unopposed". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Vote a woman Gulf News, 2 July 2003
- ^ "Chairperson". MHD ITICS. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Honoured to be on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List, says Lujaina Mohsin Darwish The Arabian Stories, 8 February 2020
- ^ "Honourable Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish appointed as new Honorary Consul of South Africa in Muscat". The Arabian Stories News. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ AIWF (2022-07-18). "Honorable Lujaina Mohsin Darwish joins the Board of the Arab International Women's Forum". Arab International Women's Forum. Retrieved 2025-02-07.