Lateefa Al Gaood ( Arabic: لطيفه القعود) is a

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i politician. In 2006, she became the first female candidate to be

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to the

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. She won by default after the other two candidates in her constituency withdrew from the race in the middle of October before campaigning began. She was also the first woman in the

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region to win in a legislative general election. She represents the sixth constituency of the

Southern Governorate The Southern Governorate () has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain, and the smallest population (91,450). It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiya ...

. Due to her previous electoral failure she stood for a different constituency in 2006 to increase her chances of getting elected. She is currently the only female member of the Council of Representatives. She graduated from the

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in 1996. She also holds diplomas from Helwan University in

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as well as the

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. She used to work for the Bahraini Ministry of Finance.

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* Bahraini women in politics Members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain) Alumni of the University of Nottingham University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Helwan University alumni 21st-century Bahraini women politicians 21st-century Bahraini politicians {{Bahrain-politician-stub