Lena el-Sheikh Majhoub | |
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Minister of Labour (or Welfare[2]) and Social Development[1] | |
Assumed office September 2019[1] | |
Prime Minister | Abdalla Hamdok |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Lena el-Sheikh Omer Majhoub[3] (also: Lina, al-Sheikh, Elsheikh[1][4][5]) became the Sudanese Minister of Labour (or Welfare[2]) and Social Development in early September 2019 in the Transitional Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, during the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy.[1]
El-Sheikh obtained her master's degree in development studies at the University of Manchester and a BSc degree at Ahfad University for Women.[6]
El-Sheikh became an academic staff member of the School of Management Studies at the Ahfad University for Women in 2002.[3] El-Sheikh is interested in promoting corporate social responsibility.[6] She is a co-founder of the Impact Hub Khartoum website, which aims to provide "a cooperative environment for entrepreneurs, intellectuals and innovators".[7] At Impact Hub Khartoum, el-Sheikh holds the title of Head of Community Programs and aims to support sustainable development.[6]
In early September 2019, el-Sheikh became the Sudanese Minister of Labour (or Welfare[2]) and Social Development in the Transitional Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, during the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy.[1] Other women leaders of Sudan during the transitional period include Chief Justice Nemat Abdullah Khair, and Sovereignty Council members Aisha Musa el-Said and Raja Nicola.