Lena el-Sheikh Omer Majhoub (also: ''Lina'', ''al-Sheikh'', ''Elsheikh'') became the Sudanese Minister of Labour (or Welfare) and Social Development in early September 2019 in the Transitional

Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

of Prime Minister

Abdalla Hamdok Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated ''Abdallah'', ''Hamdouk'', '' AlKinani''; ar, عبدالله حمدوك الكناني; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrator who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Sudan from 20 ...

, during the

2019 Sudanese transition to democracy Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Musi ...

Education

El-Sheikh obtained her

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in development studies at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

and a

BSc A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...

degree at

Ahfad University for Women Ahfad University for Women is a private women's university in Omdurman, Sudan that was founded in 1966, by Yusuf Badri, son of the Mahdist soldier Babiker Badri. The university began with only 23 students and 3 teachers. It was the first Suda ...

Academia and management

El-Sheikh became an academic staff member of the School of Management Studies at the

in 2002. El-Sheikh is interested in promoting

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

. She is a co-founder of the Impact Hub Khartoum website, which aims to provide "a cooperative environment for entrepreneurs, intellectuals and innovators". At Impact Hub Khartoum, el-Sheikh holds the title of Head of Community Programs and aims to support

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

Minister of Labour (or Welfare) and Social Development

In early September 2019, el-Sheikh became the Sudanese Minister of Labour (or Welfare) and Social Development in the Transitional

of Prime Minister

, during the

. Other women leaders of Sudan during the transitional period include Chief Justice

Nemat Abdullah Khair Nemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair ( ar, نعمات عبدالله محمد خير; other transliterations: ''Neemat'', ''Nimat'', ''Abdallah''; born 1957) is a Sudanese judge of the Sudanese Supreme Court who became Chief Justice of Sudan (head of ...

, and Sovereignty Council members

Aisha Musa el-Said Aisha Musa el-Said (also ''Asha'', ''Ayesha'', ''Mousa'', ''Elsaid'', ''El Said'', ''Saeed'', ar, عائشة موسى السعيد) is a Sudanese translator and politician who served as a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country' ...

and

Raja Nicola Raja Nicola Eissa Abdel-Masih ( ar, رجاء نيقولا عيسى عبد المسيح) was a member of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, the country's collective transitional head of state, from 21 August 2019 to 25 October 2021. She was chosen ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheikh Mahjoub, Lena Government ministers of Sudan Women government ministers of Sudan Living people People of the Sudanese Revolution 21st-century Sudanese women politicians 21st-century Sudanese politicians Alumni of the University of Manchester Year of birth missing (living people) Ahfad University for Women alumni