MUSCAT, 12 April 2004 — Five women were among some 30 newly appointed public prosecutors in Oman to help accelerate judicial matters, the official ONA news agency reported yesterday quoting a senior security official.
The prosecutors were sworn in yesterday in a move aimed to “speed up cases still pending with the police,” said Lt. Gen. Malik ibn Suleiman Al-Maamari.
The Oman Daily Observer for its part reported yesterday that Oman Air has recruited the Gulf region’s first female avionics engineer. Alia Abdel Haffedh Al-Qalam is now a member of Oman Air’s complement of 36 Omani engineers and technicians.
“As the first woman to do such a job in the country, and perhaps in the region, I believe I had to work harder to prove my worth in a male-dominated field,” she was quoted as saying the by the state-run daily.
Starting with F27 approval, Alia attended local training on the fully electronic ATR aircraft before going to the United States for further training. “I would like to encourage Omani women to shed any hesitation that may keep them away from achieving their goals,” she said.
Radhia Al-Hinai, a 32-year-old mother of five, made headlines last week when she became the first female Omani heavy vehicle driving instructor here.
Oman got its first woman minister in early March when Sultan Qaboos named Rawaya bint Saud Al-Siyyabi to the higher education portfolio.
