Doha: Qatar has appointed women to one of its most important consultative bodies, the Shura Council, for the first time in the country’s history, according to a royal decree announced on Thursday.
Four women will sit on the 45-strong council, which is responsible for discussing draft laws approved by the cabinet, general government policy and the state’s draft budget, state media said.
The women appointed were named as Hessa al Jaber, Aisha Yousef al Mannai, Hind Abdul Rahman al Muftah and Reem al Mansoori.
“Women play an important role in national decision-making in all fields,” Muftah, who works at the Doha Institute for Postgraduate Studies, said.
She added that this role covered government institutions and the “overall development process in the country”. — AFP
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