Muhsina al-Mahithawi
Muhsina al-Mahithawi | |
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محسنة المحيثاوي | |
| Head of the Suwayda Governorate Council | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Labeen, Suwayda Governorate, Ba'athist Syria |
| Education | Damascus University |
Muhsina al-Mahithawi (Arabic: محسنة المحيثاوي, romanized: Muḥsina al-Maḥīthāwī; born 1970) is a Syrian economist and politician currently serving as head of Suwayda's Governorate Council. Al-Mahithawi was director of the Real Estate Bank in Suwayda and head of the province's financial inspection authority.
Early life and education
[edit]Al-Mahithawi was born in 1970 in the village of Labeen, located in the Suwayda Governorate.[1][2] She belongs to the Druze religious community.[1][3] Al-Mahithawi completed her undergraduate studies at the Damascus University in 1995, earning a degree in commerce and economics.[1][3][4]
Career
[edit]Al-Mahithawi began her career in the early 1990s, working within the Suwayda Directorate of Finance.[1] Over the years, she held several positions, including heading the Real Estate Bank in Suwayda Governorate.[1] She also worked with the province’s financial audit and inspection authority, focusing on issues related to administrative transparency and combating corruption.[1]
In March 2023, she resigned from her role as head of the treasury department, citing dissatisfaction with the prevalence of corruption in the administration.[2] Al-Mahithawi was also a participant in local political movements and was one of the early women involved in the peaceful protests in Suwayda, centered at Al-Karama Square, calling for reforms and civil rights.[1][2]
In a phone interview with Al Arabiya on 14 January 2025, she denied news reports saying that she was appointed governor of Suwayda on 31 December 2024. She also denied reports that she had met with Syrian caretaker government officials in Damascus.[4]
On March 4, she was appointed head of the Suwayda Governorate Council by Suwayda governor Mustafa al-Bakour.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Megdadi, Saddam (31 December 2024). "أول امرأة في تاريخ سوريا تقود السويداء.. من هي محسنة المحيثاوي؟ (فيديو إرم) | إرم نيوز" [The first woman in the history of Syria to lead Sweida.. Who is Mohsena Al-Maithawi?]. Erem News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "تعيين محسنة المحيثاوي محافظاً للسويداء" [Mohsena Al-Maithawi appointed as governor of Sweida]. Hawar News Agency. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b Kızıl, Nurbanu Tanrıkulu, ed. (31 December 2024). "New Syrian gov't taps Druze woman as governor of southern province". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b Soz, Jiwan (16 January 2025). "مرشحة لمنصب محافظ السويداء: هناك مخاوف من حكم ديني". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ McKeever, Alexander (5 March 2025). "UPDATE: Syrian Caretaker Government links". This Week in Northern Syria. Archived from the original on 5 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.