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Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish is an Omani businesswoman and a politician. Along with Rahila Al Riyami, she was one of the first two women to be directly elected to the Consultative Assembly in 2000. In 2015 she was appointed to the Council of State. Darwish is also the chairperson of ITICS at Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC (MHD).

Biography
Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish was the eldest of three daughters of the businessman Mohsin Haider Darwish. She attended Sultan Qaboos University, where she earned a degree in English literature. She subsequently became a lecturer at the university, before joining the family business.

In 2000 she was one of fifteen female candidates in the general elections that year. Running in Muscat, she was one of two women elected. She was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003, but lost her seat in the 2007 elections. Darwish was elected twice for Majlis A’ Shuraa, Oman's consultative council. She is one of the only seven women elected since its foundation. She has represented Oman & GCC Women on many Global & Regional Summits in Geneva, Muscat, Sweden, and Dubai. Speaker at the WTO public forum-Geneva, “Leadership beyond the veil.” She was a key note speaker for the IRU World Congress 2018, Muscat.

She later became deputy chair of Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC. In 2015 she was appointed to the Council of State. She is also currently a member of the board of trustees at Al-Zahra College for Women. Darwish also heads the Sidab football Club. She is the first woman from the Gulf and the second in the Arab to head a football club.

Honors & Recognition

 * Ranked 40th at Forbes Middle East’s Power Businesswomen, 2021
 * President of Oman-China & Omani-Indian Friendship Association
 * Head of the Governance Team, Oman Business Forum – Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion
 * President of German University of Technology Alumni Association, Oman
 * Oman Member of the GCC Women’s Forum
 * Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Zahra College for Women, Oman
 * Ex-Board Member of Dar Al Atta’a
 * The Board of the Advisory Committee for The National Program for Leadership & Competitiveness
 * Member of the Working Team of Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors at the Diwan of Royal Court
 * Member of Arab International Women’s Forum
 * Member of the Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry
 * Member of The Omani Center for Investment Promotion & Export Development (Ithraa-Oman)
 * Recipent of The Diamond Executive’s Award and Leadership Medal from the Harvard Business Council 2020
 * Women of the year 2020 by International Business Stevie Awards
 * One of the eighteen leading business women AMWAL Magazine, 2006
 * Honoured by the Ministry of Social Development, Oman - Among the 27 Leading Women in Oman
 * Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2001
 * Flame of Excellence award, 2002
 * Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, 2005
 * Ranked 13th among 50 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab World - Forbes Arabia, 2006
 * Ranked 21st among 50 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab World - Forbes Arabia Magazine, 2008
 * Ranked 18th Most Influential Arab Women from Government and Family Businesses - Forbes Middle East, 2013
 * Ranked 24th among 200 most Powerful Women in Family Business - Forbes Middle East, 2014
 * Among the 100 most powerful Arab businesswomen - Forbes Middle East, 2016 & 2017
 * Ranked 34th Power Businesswomen - Forbes Middle East, 2020
 * Middle East Women Leader Award - World HRD Congress, 2018
 * Top Global Retail Minds Award, 2019
 * Business Women Leader Excellence Award - ME Excellence Awards
 * Oman Women of the Year, 2019 - Inspirational Women.
 * Arab Women of the year, Achievement in Business - London Arabia Organization, 2019
 * Gold Awards, Business Leader of the Year,
 * Finalist - Middle East Economic Digest (MEED), 2019.