Maitha Al Mahrouqi
Maitha Al Mahrouqi | |
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ميثاء المحروقي | |
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| Undersecretary for Tourism | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
Her Excellency Maitha Saif Majid Al Mahrouqi, Arabic: ميثاء المحروقي is an Omani businesswoman and politician, who is the Undersecretary for Tourism in Oman.
Biography[edit]
Al Mahrouqi studied at Oxford Brookes University.[1] In 1999 she was the first woman from the Gulf to region to gain a BSc in Cartography, this was awarded by the UK Board of Cartography.[2] She also earned an MA in marketing from the University of Hull.[3] Her career began in the aviation sector.[4] She has worked for Emirates Airlines, as well as Gulf Air.[2] In 2010 she was appointed Country Manager for Oman Air.[2][3] In 2011 she was appointed as the Undersecretary for Tourism for the Government of Oman.[4][5][6] In 2016 she was awarded the Golden Shield of Excellence for the Tourism Sector from Arab Women's Council.[7] She was also the vice-chair for the National Aviation Group of Oman's board of directors.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oman Air hires female executive as country manager". Aviation Business. 22 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "Come On Over". The Business Year. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "السيرة الذاتية لسعادة ميثاء بنت سيف المحروقية وكيلة وزارة التراث والس". بوابة دوت كوم (in Arabic). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b fatima (1 June 2020). "HE Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of Tourism, addresses Faculty of Business students on the impact of Covid19 on the tourism sector on Oman". GUtech. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Breaking Travel News interview: Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary of the ministry of tourism, Oman". Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Tehran, Muscat discuss ways to deepen tourism relations". Tehran Times. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "#OmanPride: Maitha wins award from Arab Women Council in UAE". Times of Oman. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
