Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa explained

Royal Name:Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
Dipstyle:Her Excellency
Offstyle:Your Excellency
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Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician and former government minister.

Biography

Sheika Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was appointed Minister of Information in Bahrain in 2009; she was the first woman to become the Information Minister in Bahrain.[1] She is the Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and the former President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities.[2] [3] She served as the Minister of Culture of Bahrain. In 2014 in the Forbes Middle East list of most powerful Arab women she was listed as number six.[4] She visited the February 2014 and proposed plans to renovate it.[5] As the culture minister she has worked to encourage artists in Bahrain.[6] Her daughter, Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, became Bahrain's Director General of Culture and Arts.[7]

In the World Monuments Fund’s 50th Anniversary on 21 October 2015 in New York City, Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was awarded the Watch Award for her role in preserving the monuments and culture of Bahrain.[8] In 2017 she was made the Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).[9]

In 2020, Sheika Mai was nominated by the Government of Bahrain as Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization.[10] In January 2021, incumbent Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili won the election at the 113th session of the Executive Council.[11]

In 2023, Sheika Mai was dismissed from her position as the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities.[12] According to the Middle East Eye and Doha News, she refused to shake hands with the Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. Following this event, which happened in the United States ambassador Steve C. Bondy’s residence, the King ordered her removal from office.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Toumi. Habib. Bahrain ruler sacks information minister. 16 November 2017. Gulf News. 5 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa. whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 16 November 2017. en.
  3. https://culture.gov.bh/en/authority/ManagementTeam/ www.culture.gov.bh
  4. News: 200 Most Powerful Arab Women - 2014: Government. 16 November 2017. Forbes Middle East. Forbes Middle East.
  5. News: Culture Minister visits Jewish Synagogue. 16 November 2017. bna.bh. Bahrain News Agency.
  6. News: Bahrain's culture minister works to encourage Arab artists. 16 November 2017. Al-Monitor. 19 February 2014. en-us.
  7. Web site: 2023-01-29 . Bahraini Artist Hala Al Khalifa Talks About All Things Art in Her Interview With France 24 . 2024-04-07 . Local Bahrain . en-US.
  8. News: Her Majesty Queen Sofía and Her Excellency Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa Of Bahrain Honored at Annual World Monuments Fund Hadrian Gala on October 21, 2015. 16 November 2017. World Monuments Fund. en.
  9. Web site: UNWTO appoints Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa as Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. media.unwto.org. World Tourism Organization UNWTO. 16 November 2017. en. 2017-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001431/http://media.unwto.org/press-release/2017-03-24/unwto-appoints-shaikha-mai-bint-mohammed-al-khalifa-ambassador-internationa. dead.
  10. News: H.E. Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa Nominated As Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization . abouther.com. 2021-03-17. en.
  11. News: Secretary-General Pololikashvili Nominated to Lead UNWTO for Four More Years. 2021-01-19. UNWTO. 2021-03-19. en.
  12. Web site: Salari . Fatemeh . 2022-07-24 . 'Heroic' Bahraini minister sacked for refusing to shake hands with Israeli envoy . 2023-02-18 . Doha News Qatar . en-US.
  13. Web site: Bahrain: Culture minister sacked for refusing to shake hands with Israeli envoy . 2023-02-18 . Middle East Eye . en.

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