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 the first Omani woman to be elected to the Consultative Assembly of Oman (Majlis al-Shura) in 2000.[1]

Rahila Al Riyami
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Died(2017-02-05)5 February 2017

She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003,[2] and in 2007 was appointed to the Council of State of Oman (Majlis al-Dawla) as a Bureau Member. She served as the Head of Human Resources Development on the Council.[1]

References
  1. "Omani woman who blazed a trail into the State Council passes away". Times of Oman. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. "Oman elects two women to council". Al Jazeera. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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