Aisha Al Roumi Explained

Office1:	Member of the Federal National Council
Term1:	2007–2011
Constituency1:	Sharjah

Aisha Mohammad Khalfan Al Roumi (Arabic: عائشة محمد خلفان الرومي) is an Emirati physician and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.

A qualified doctor,^[1] Al Roumi worked as a paediatrician and became Director of Maternal Child Health for Sharjah in the Ministry of Health.^{[2] [3]}

Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, she was one of eight women appointed to the Federal National Council alongside the one elected woman, Amal Al Qubaisi.^{[4] [5]} She became chair of the Pensions Committee and sat on the Health, Labour and Social Affairs Committee Committee.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/health/fnc-to-consider-law-against-hiv-discrimination-1.497309?videoId=5754807360001 FNC to consider law against HIV discrimination
2. https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/transport/buckle-up-to-save-a-child-1.498602 Buckle up to save a child
3. A.A. Abdullah & M.I. Al-Moslih (2005) "Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates" Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, volume 11, number 5–6, pp1045–1052
4. https://www.uaew.ae/encyclopedia/attachments/2k2dm32g7i8JZTvIqhf1533447460.pdf Woman & The Parlament
5. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/fnc-house-takes-shape FNC House takes shape
6. https://www.arabianbusiness.com/lack-of-pensions-forcing-emiratis-quit-private-sector-79173.html Lack of pensions forcing Emiratis to quit private sector
7. https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/health/doctors-pay-rise-prone-to-abuse-1.531386 Doctors' pay rise 'prone to abuse'