“We are happy that women are elected and wish them success in their endeavour to justify voters’ faith in them,” Khalid Bin Hilal Bin Saud Al Busaidi, Undersecretary at the Interior Ministry, said during a media briefing on Sunday afternoon.
“Awesome,” Shaima Bint Ali Bin Ebrahim Al Raisi told Gulf News when asked about her feelings after winning a seat from Baushar constituency with the most number of votes (346) in a field of more than 30 candidates.
“I haven’t contested the elections for privileges but as a duty, to serve people,” pointed out the entrepreneur, who has decided to donate her salary as municipal councillor to a charity. “I have decided to give all my salary to Al Nida Charity that works for the community in Baushar,” she said.
The multi-tasking mother and businesswomen stressed that she won’t have any problems in handling her new responsibilities as a councillor. “I started with one store, expanded it to three and now I have entered into new enterprises while handling my three children and family well,” she said.
The double bachelor and a master degree holder would particularly like to work for underprivileged people in her area. “Rather than a beautiful park in the area, I would like to make decent dwellings for the people of Baushar,” said the enterprising Omani woman, who is in her thirties but refused to say how old.
