Fatma Al Marri
Fatma Al Marri | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Federal National Council | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Constituency | Dubai |
Fatma Ghanem Khalfan Al Marri is an Emirati educator and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.
Biography
[edit]Al Marri worked as a teacher, becoming a headteacher.[1] In 2006 she was appointed CEO of the Dubai School Agency in the Knowledge and Human Development Authority.[2]
Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman, Amal Al Qubaisi.[3][4] She remained in parliament until 2011. In 2010 she was appointed to the board of trustees of Hamdan Bin Mohammed eUniversity and in 2015 became a board member of the Higher Colleges of Technology.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Fatma Al Marri University Leadership Council
- ^ The Role of International Assessments and School Inspections in the Reform of Education in Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority
- ^ Woman & The Parlament United Arab Emirates
- ^ FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007
- ^ New Board of Trustees Appointed to Oversee HCT Higher Colleges of Technology