Zainab Abdul Amir | |
|---|---|
زينب عبد الأمير | |
| Member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain) | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| Preceded by | Osama Al-Khaja |
| Constituency | 7th District, Capital Governorate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zainab Abdul Amir Khalil Ibrahim |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Zainab Abdul Amir Khalil Ibrahim (Arabic: زينب عبد الأمير) is a Bahraini politician and journalist.[1] On December 12, 2018, she was sworn in as a member of the Council of Representatives for the seventh district of the Capital Governorate.[2]
Education[edit]
She holds a Master of Arts from Ahlia University, earned with a thesis on assessing press freedom after the National Action Charter of Bahrain.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Abdul Amir worked as a Senior Media Specialist in the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Works.[5][6] She also worked as a journalist for the newspaper, Al Ayam.
House of Representatives[edit]
She entered politics in the 2014 Bahraini general election, running for the seventh district seat in the Capital Governorate and earning 1092 votes for 16.97% in the first round. She lost the second round to Osama Al-Khaja, earning 1373 votes for 39.60%.
She ran again in the same constituency in the 2018 Bahraini general election, followed by international media. Representatives of Agence France-Presse, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and Alhurra attended the opening of her election headquarters.[7] In the first round, on November 24, 2018, she won 2,945 votes, enough for 49.20%, just barely requiring a second round on December 1. She defeated Afaf al-Mousawi by winning 3,092 votes for 65.29% in the runoff, the first time in Bahrain that two women competed in final contest.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "المردي مرشحا وحيدا لرئاسة "الصحفيين"". Arabian Business Community. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "رئيس اللجنة العليا للإشراف على سلامة الانتخابات يعلن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات النيابية والبلدية لعام 2018م". Bahrain News Agency. December 2, 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "وزير الأشغال يستقبل عدداً من منتسبي الوزارة بمناسبة حصولهم على درجة الماجستير". Ministry of Works. March 6, 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "الجامعة الأهلية تهنئ خريجيها بمناسبة فوزهم في الانتخابات". Ahlia University. December 6, 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "موفد "البلاد": أخصائية الاعلام بوزارة الأشغال زينب عبدالأمير تطيح بالتربوية عفاف الموسوي". Al Bilad. December 2, 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "الأشغال تكرم أربع موظفين فائزين في المسابقة الرمضانية". Ministry of Works. July 23, 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Abdullah, Asma (November 27, 2018). "تجربة المترشحة زينب عبدالأمير تخطف أنظار الإعلام الدولي". Al-Watan. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Abdullah, Asma (November 28, 2018). "زينب عبدالأمير: وصول امرأتين للجولة الثانية يؤكد وعي الشعب البحريني". Al Watan (Bahrain). Retrieved 21 December 2020.