Layla Fakhro
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Layla Abdulla Yousif Fakhro was a pioneering Bahrain
i woman who was an educator and a freedom fighter. She has taken part in the Dhofar Rebellion
in Oman
in the 1960s and has established the first [School of the Revolution] through which much of the current top echelon of Omani government and enterprise have passed through, providing the basis of a modern educational system in Oman. These enterprises have made Ms. Fakhro a legend throughout the Arab world in general, and the Gulf in particular.
Layla Fakhro was born in 1945 in Muharraq island in Bahrain
. She died after a long illness on 21 September 2006. She is survived by her two daughters, Munira
and Aysha, and husband Ubaiydli Al-Ubaiydli.
Bio
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
i woman who was an educator and a freedom fighter. She has taken part in the Dhofar Rebellion
Dhofar Rebellion
The Dhofar Rebellion was launched in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, which had British support, from 1962 to 1976. It ended with the defeat of the rebels, but the state of Oman had to be radically reformed and modernised to cope with the campaign.-Background:In...
in Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
in the 1960s and has established the first [School of the Revolution] through which much of the current top echelon of Omani government and enterprise have passed through, providing the basis of a modern educational system in Oman. These enterprises have made Ms. Fakhro a legend throughout the Arab world in general, and the Gulf in particular.
Layla Fakhro was born in 1945 in Muharraq island in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. She died after a long illness on 21 September 2006. She is survived by her two daughters, Munira
Munira Fakhro
Munira Fakhro, is a Bahraini academic and was a candidate in Bahrain's 2006 general election for the opposition Waad.Dr Fakhro is Associate Professor at the University of Bahrain, having received her Doctorate in Social Policy, Planning and Administration from Columbia University where she has...
and Aysha, and husband Ubaiydli Al-Ubaiydli.
Bio
- Held a masters degree in statistics from the American University in Beirut, Lebanon
- Held a license in statistics from Al-Muntassiria University in Baghdad, Iraq
- got involved in political activities in Bahrain in 1964
- was a leader in student movements and activist while studying in Beirut in the 1960s
- was the head of the cultural committee from 1967 - 1968 while at university in Beirut
- joined the armed struggle against the British in Dhofar, the Sultanate of Oman
- established the Awal Women's Society in Bahrain in 1968
- established the Revolutionary Schools in the Sultanate of Oman
- established the modern educational system in the Sultanate of Oman
- established the Delmon Publishing House in Cyprus while in exile
- exiled from Bahrain for more than 25 years due to her political activities
- established Alnadeem Information Technology company with her husband and other partners on her return to Bahrain in 1995