Abu Dhabi, 12 Nov, 2008 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the UAE General Women's Union (GWU), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and President of Arab Women's Organisation (AWO) today hosted a dinner banquet in honour of the First Ladies and heads of delegations attending the 2nd AWO conference.
The banquet was attended by H.H. Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of the King of Bahrain, HRH Princess Lala Salma, wife of King of Morocco, Mrs. Suzan mubarak, wife of the President of Egypt, Mrs. Widad Babiker, wife of the President of Sudan, Mrs. Takabur Ahmed, wife of the President of Mauritania and Mrs. Hajer Joudi, wife of the President of Comoros. Also present were Sheikha Shamma bint Zayed Al Nahyan, wife of H.H. sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Al Yaziyah bint Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince & Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, wife of Deputy Prime Minister H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of Presidential Affairs Minister H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Al Yaziyah bint Saif Al Nahyan, wife of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, Sheikha Khawla Al Suwaidi, wife of H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Sheikha bint Suroor, wife of Colonel Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikha Al Yaziyah bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and Sheikha Aysha bint Suhail bin Mubarak. Attendants of the banquet included H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, H.E. Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs, Dr Maytha Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, Dr Wadouda Badrane, Director General of AWO, Noura Al Suwaidi, Director of GWU, Amna Omeir, Director of FDF and diplomats wives. It was also attended by Sheikha Latifa Al Fahd Al Salem al Sabah, Chairwoman of Kuwait's Women Affairs Committee, Sadia Nouara Omer Jafar, Algerian Minister In-charge of Family & Women Affairs, Fatima Hussein, Acting secretary of Djibouti National Women's Union, Dr Amatul Razaq Ali Hamad, Yemeni Minister of Social Affairs & Labour, Dr Shareefa bint Khalfan bin Nasser Al Yahiayeia, Omani Minister of Social Development and Dr Huda Fathi Salem bin Amer, Libyan Secretary of Women Affairs.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2008.
