Jehad Abdullah Muhammad Al Fadhel () is a

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

i media personality and politician. She was appointed to the Consultative Council in 2012.

Career

Al Fadhel earned a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in English Literature with an emphasis on Translation from the

University of Bahrain The University of Bahrain (), often abbreviated as UOB, is a public university in Bahrain. Established by royal decree in 1986, it has since become the largest institution of higher education in Bahrain, with three campuses ( Sakhir, Isa Town, an ...

(UB) in 2001, a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

in English Linguistics from the same school in 2004, a

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in Media with an emphasis on Journalism from the

University of Bedfordshire The University of Bedfordshire is a Public university, public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The university has roots in further and higher education from 1882: it gained university status in 19 ...

in 2009, and a

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as a joint program between the UB and

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in 2011. Al Fadhel worked as a learning resource specialist in the UB Department of English Language and Literature, earning promotions to teaching and resource assistant in the Department of Media, Tourism, and Fine Arts in 2003, assistant professor there in 2009, and finally Executive Director of the Department of Public Relations and Media in 2011. She was appointed to the Consultative Council or Shura Council in 2012, succeeding Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab upon the latter's appointment as Minister of State for Information. In December 2022 she was appointed Second Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council. In February 2024, she was elected chair of the Parliamentary Network of Women Parliamentarians in Africa and the Arab World.

Awards

* Certificate of Appreciation from the

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Regional Bureau for Education in

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(2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fadhel, Jehad Members of the Consultative Council (Bahrain) Bahraini women academics Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) University of Bahrain alumni Alumni of the University of Bedfordshire