Three Saudi women running as candidates for the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (MCCI) board of directors only managed to garner a paltry four votes in the recently concluded elections.
Amana Abdullah Zawavi, who fought in her second elections, received one vote; Aziza Abdul Qader also secured one vote; and Hada Al-Mahdi secured two votes. It appeared the candidates had all voted for themselves, with Al-Mahdi managing to get an extra vote from a man. Many members of the Makkah business community thought that Zawavi would get more votes because she ran under the auspices of Saad Jameel Qureshi, who secured the second highest votes in the elections, and because she had the experience of running for a second time.
We invite our users to read the complete article published April 27 2013
Three Saudi women running as candidates for the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (MCCI) board of directors only managed to garner a paltry four votes in the recently concluded elections.
Amana Abdullah Zawavi, who fought in her second elections, received one vote; Aziza Abdul Qader also secured one vote; and Hada Al-Mahdi secured two votes. It appeared the candidates had all voted for themselves, with Al-Mahdi managing to get an extra vote from a man. Many members of the Makkah business community thought that Zawavi would get more votes because she ran under the auspices of Saad Jameel Qureshi, who secured the second highest votes in the elections, and because she had the experience of running for a second time.
We invite our users to read the complete article published April 27 2013