Masouma Abdelrahim
Masouma Abdelrahim | |
|---|---|
معصومة عبد الرحيم | |
| Member of the Council of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain |
| Preceded by | Ali Al Ateesh |
| Parliamentary group | independent |
| Constituency | Sixth Constituency, Capital Governorate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Masouma Hassan Abdul-Hussein Abdelrahim |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Occupation | doctor |
Masouma Hassan Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Rahim (Arabic: معصومة عبد الرحيم, born June 15, 1932) is a Bahraini politician, psychiatrist,[1] social activist, and columnist[2] of Iranian origin. She was sworn into the Council of Representatives on December 12, 2018, for the sixth constituency of the Capital Governorate.[3]
Career[edit]
She headed the drug and alcohol unit at the Ministry of Health.[4]
Council of Representatives[edit]
She entered the political arena when she ran in the 2018 Bahraini general election, in which she ran for the sixth district in the Capital Governorate. In the first round on November 24, 2018, she received 1,332 votes for 26.09%, requiring a second round December 1, in which she defeated Ali Al Ateesh (the incumbent elected in the 2014 Bahraini general election from the Muslim League party) with 2,137 votes for 54.20%.
Controversy[edit]
Abdelrahim sparked controversy when she posted a video on her Snapchat account calling for the severing of child molesters’ penises.[5]
Awal Online reported that Abdelrahim closed her Instagram account after harsh criticisms of the new MPs in comments to a video of several in a Secretariat workshop that she posted.[6]
In a symposium held by the National Constituent Assembly in Sanad, Abdelrahim reported that World Health Organization statistics indicate 20–30,000 drug addicts in Bahrain.[7][8] Previously, the Health Ministry had refused to officially declare the number.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Al-Raqimi, Ibrahim (October 6, 2018). "معصومة أول طبيبة بحرينية تشارك في مؤتمر التقارب بين الحضارات والأديان". Al-Watan (Bahrain). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "بحث مقالات معصومة عبدالرحيم". Author Page. Al-Wasat. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "رئيس اللجنة العليا للإشراف على سلامة الانتخابات يعلن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات النيابية والبلدية لعام 2018م". Bahrain News Agency. December 2, 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Abdelrahim, Masouma (October 23, 2018). "بائعة الورد... تشعل وسائل التواصل". Al Bilad. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "الناشطة معصومة عبدالرحيم تطالب بقطع العضو الذكري لكل من يغتصب الصبيان او البنات في البحرين". king almuharraq: video of quote. YouTube. April 23, 2017.
- ^ "معصومة تقفل حسابها على إنستغرام بعد استياء شعبي من خفة النواب". Awal Online. December 6, 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "30 ألف مدمن مخدرات في البحرين وكل مريض يكلف علاجه 150 دينارًا في اليوم". Al Bilad. September 27, 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "خبيرة علاجية: 30 ألف مدمن مخدرات في البحرين". Bahrain Mirror. September 27, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Al-Mutawa, Nawar Abdullah (June 24, 2015). "إحصائيات المدمنين غير دقيقة وقد يصل عددهم إلى 30 ألفاً". Al Ayam. Retrieved 30 January 2021.