Sheikha Ahmed al-Mahmoud

Sheikha Ahmed al-Mahmoud was appointed the first women member of the Qatari cabinet in 2003. She became the Minister of Education, a post she held till 2009.

Early life

Al-Mahmoud is the daughter of Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic literature.[2]

Career

Her career began in 1970 when she became a school teacher. Apart from teaching, Al-Mahmoud has served as a secondary school's principal, member of Committee for revising elementary education methods.[3][4] In 1996, she became the first women Deputy Assistant Minister of education in Qatar.[5] She was also appointed an Under secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Cultivation and Education.[6] She retained the post till May 2003, when the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made her the Minister of Education;[4] the first Qatari women to hold a cabinet post and the second in Gulf region to do so.[2]

Al-Mahmoud was made the Secretary General of Qatar's Supreme Education Council in May 2006.[7] In 2009, Saad Bin Ibrahim Al-Mahmoud succeeded her as the Minister of Education.[1]

Personal life

Al-Mahmoud has two daughters and two sons.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Gulbrandsen, Anders (27 April 2010). Bridging the Gulf: Qatari Business Diplomacy and Conflict Mediation (PDF) (MA). Georgetown University. p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Gulf Research Centre (16 May 2003). "Profile: Rare honour for Gulf woman". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Qatar: Sheikha Ahmed Al Mahmoud". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Al Baik, Duraid (7 May 2003). "Al Mahmoud is Qatar's first woman minister". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Başkan, Birol (2016). Turkey and Qatar in the Tangled Geopolitics of the Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-137-51771-5.
  6. ↑ Publitec Publications, ed. (2007). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. p. 518. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  7. ↑ Gonzalez, Gabriella (2009). Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006. Rand Corporation. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8330-4689-5.
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