Students at Qatar Foundation’s Academic Bridge Programme made history recently by electing the ABP’s first ever female Student Association President. For the first time in the ABP’s 12-year history, Qatari student, Aisha Al Muhannadi, beat off stiff competition from male rivals during a vigorously fought ABP Student Association Election Campaign.
“It was incredibly hard to digest at first, as I was being heralded as the first female president in ABP’s history. I felt an out-of-body experience realizing that I was not only the president, but a special president as well,” Aisha said.
In total, 18 students ran for 5 positions on the 2012-13 ABP Student Association - the ABP’s student government. Four candidates ran for the position of President, seven ran for the position of female vice-President, four for the post of male Vice-President, one for treasurer and two for the secretary positions, respectively.
The newly elected members include President Aisha Al Muhannadi, Vice-President (female) Roudha Al Maadeed, Vice-President (male) Abdulaziz Saifadeen, Treasurer Khalid Al Reyahi and Secretary Mohammed Al Boainain.
ABP Student Services Officer, Nihan Mirajkar, said, “Members of the Student Association were elected after going through a vigorous campaign where they prepared speeches to convince their peers that they are the best contestants and they should be elected.”
The Peninsula
