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United Arab Emirates Parliamentary Election, 2006
Parliamentary election were held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates in December 2006 to elect half of the 40 members of Federal National Council. Voting took place in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah on 16 December, in Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah on 18 December, and in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Quwain on 20 December. Electoral system The 40 members of the Federal National Council consisted of 20 elected members and 20 members appointed by the rulers of each Emirate. The elections were held using electoral colleges, with only 6,689 of more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years were allowed to vote, of which 1,163 were women.Sole woman elected in UAE maiden polls Middle East Online, 21 December 2006 The electoral college members were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates. Results Only ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an emir and together the emirs form the Federal Supreme Council. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president and vice president from among their members. In practice, the emir of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Mohammed Ali Fadel Al Hameli
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born approximately 570CE in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father Abdullah was the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, and he died a few months before Muhammad's birth. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisha Al Roumi
Aisha Mohammad Khalfan Al Roumi ( ar, عائشة محمد خلفان الرومي) is an Emirati physician and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council. A qualified doctor, Al Roumi worked as a paediatrician and became Director of Maternal Child Health for Sharjah in the Ministry of Health.Buckle up to save a child The National, 24 February 2010 Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman, |
Salim Mohamed Bin Salim Al Naqbi
Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin *Salim (poet) (1800–1866) *Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans * Selim people, an ethnic group of Sudan *Salim, birth name of Mughal Emperor Jahangir Fictional characters * Saleem, in ''Corner Shop Show'' * Selim Bradley, in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Pasha Selim, in Mozart's opera ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' * Saleem Sinai, in ''Midnight's Children'' * Salim Othman, in '' House of Ashes'' Places * Salim, Iran (other) * Salem, Ma'ale Iron, or Salim, Israel * Salim, Syria * Selim, Yenipazar, Turkey * Selim (District), Kars, Turkey ** Selim railway station * Salim, Nablus, West Bank Other uses * ''Salim'' (film), a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film * ''Saleem'' (film), a 2009 Telugu film *Selim (horse) (1802–1825), 19th-century Thoroughbred racehorse * Salim Group, an Indonesian conglome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalifa Abdulla Bin Huwaidan Al Ketbi
Khalifa or Khalifah (Arabic: خليفة) is a name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and others. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa". There were four khalifas after Muhammad died, beginning with Abu Bakr. This was a difficult decision for the people to make, for no one except Muhammad had ever thought with foresight about who would rule after he would die. The ''Khilaafat'' (or Caliphate) was then contested and gave rise to the eventual division of the Islamic Umma into two groups, the Sunni and the Shi'a who interpret the word ''Khalifa'' in differently nuanced ways. The earliest Islamic uses include Khaleefa(ḥ)''' in The Qur'an, 2:30, where Allah commands the angels to bow down to Adam which more clearly guides to the root Classical Arabic meaning of the word as "Vicegerent", or divinely connected representative of Allah i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad Harith Al Midfa
Hamad may refer to: People *Hamad (name), an Arabic given name and surname *Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), Ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942. *Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain since 2002. Cities and villages *Hamad Town, also known as Madinat Hamad, a city in northern Bahrain *Abu Hamad, also spelt Abu Hamed, a town of Sudan Other locations *Hamad International Airport, the international airport facility in Doha, Qatar. * Hamad Port, Qatar's main seaport, located south of Doha. *Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a research university, in Education City, Qatar. *Hamad Aquatic Centre, large swimming pool complex in Doha, Qatar. *Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Al Ahli SC Stadium, a football stadium in Doha, Qatar. *Grand Hamad Stadium, also known as the Al-Arabi Sports Club stadium, multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. * Jassim bin Hamad Stadium also known as al-Sadd Stadium), multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. *Suheim bin Hamad St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najla Faisal Al Awadhi
Najla Faisal Al Awadhi is a former Member of Parliament (the Federal National Council) of the United Arab Emirates and a distinguished media pioneer in the Middle East. Al Awadhi is one of the first women in the history of the UAE to become a Member of the UAE Parliament and also the first Arab woman to hold a chief executive post in a state run media organization. During Al Awadhi's four-year parliament term she served on the Education, Youth, Media and Culture Committees; as well as the Parliamentary Steering Committee established to develop a scheme to modernize the Parliament's practices and overall effectiveness. She also previously served on the Foreign Affairs, Planning, Petroleum, Mineral Wealth, Agriculture and Fishery Committees. Al Awadhi was also previously a Chief Executive at Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI). In 2011, Al Awadhi was selected as one of the ‘500 Most Influential Muslims’ by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in Jordan. She is a member of the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysa Ghadeer
Maysa Rashed Ghadeer ( ar, ميساء راشد غدير) is an Emirati educator, writer and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council. Biography Ghadeer earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic literature at Al Ain University.Fresh Faces: UAE's Youth Leaders Gulf News, 5 April 2007 She began working as a teacher in 1998, and later became a columnist for the ''Al Bayan'' newspaper, before working in the media department of the Dubai government and for . She married and had a child, but the couple divorced in 2004. Ghadeer was a candidate in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatma Al Marri
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 Al Marri worked as a teacher, becoming a headteacher. In 2006 she was appointed CEO of the Dubai School Agency in the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. 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. 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 The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT; ar, ) was established in 1988 and is the largest applied, higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During the 2019–2020 academic year, there were 14,246 female and 6,744 male stu .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Saqer Al Suwaidi
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty (i.e., not having dependence on any higher ruler) without claiming the overall caliphate, or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate. The adjectival form of the word is "sultanic", and the state and territories ruled by a sultan, as well as his office, are referred to as a sultanate ( '. The term is distinct from king ( '), despite both referring to a sovereign ruler. The use of "sultan" is restricted to Muslim countries, where the title carries religious significance, contrasting the more secular ''king'', which is used in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Brunei and Oman are the only independent countries which retain the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Ali Ahmed Bin Zayed
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname. Behind the Name; accessed February 2016 Notable persons Politics and military * (1913–1982), the fourth king of Saudi Arabia * |
Hussain Abdulla Ali Al Shafar
Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In Persian language contexts, the transliterations ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn,'' or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husein'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''Husain'', ''Hussin'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Husseyn'' (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions. This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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