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 The Federal National Council (FNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, ''al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi'') of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an advisory quasi-parliamentary body in the UAE. The FNC consists of 40 members. Twen ...

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

Dubai Holding Dubai Holding ( ar, دبي القابضة) is Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's personal investment portfolio, which owns 99.67% of the capital. It is a global investment holding company. Mohamed al Gergawi built the portfo ...

. She married and had a child, but the couple divorced in 2004. Ghadeer was a candidate in the 2006 parliamentary elections.UAE women candidates hope to make a difference
Tehran Times, 16 December 2006 Although she failed to be elected, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman,

Amal Al Qubaisi Amal Al Qubaisi (born 18 October 1969) was the speaker of the United Arab Emirates Federal National Council (FNC) from 2015 to 2019. She was first female leader of a national assembly in the United Arab Emirates and the Arab world. Before holding ...

. She did not run for re-election in

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, and subsequently earned a PhD in discourse analysis and worked at Dubai Media.Speakers
Emirati Society of Mental Health

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghadeer, Maysa Al Ain University alumni Emirati schoolteachers Emirati journalists Emirati women journalists Emirati women in politics Members of the Federal National Council Living people Date of birth unknown Year of birth missing (living people)