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Three Bahraini women bag Priyadarshini Award

Manama Three Bahraini women have bagged the prestigious Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs. Speaking to media yesterday, Dr. Hashim Suleiman Hussein, head of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), said the award was presented to Bahraini

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Published 11 June 2015, 8:00 · Updated 22:03

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Three Bahraini women bag Priyadarshini Award

Manama

Three Bahraini women have bagged the prestigious Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs.

Speaking to media yesterday, Dr. Hashim Suleiman Hussein, head of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), said the award was presented to Bahraini businesswomen, Huda Janahi (Global Cargo), Nawal Al Sabbagh (Nawal Flowers) and Khulood Abdelqadir (Curve Jewellery) in a conference held in New Delhi, India.

They won this award for their role in fulfilling the social responsibility and marking a great presence in the business sector, he said.

Dr. Hussein also said the awardees were playing a vital role in UNIDO programmes and in training others and thus bringing success in the life of others.

Dr. Hussein added the awardees were traveling worldwide to help others.

“They are role models to other women, who want to contribute for the women empowerment,” Dr. Hussein said, highlighting the role of Supreme Council for Women in encouraging the women entrepreneurs in Bahrain.

Khulood Abdelqadir and Huda Janahi, who were present at the press conference thanked UNIDO for playing a major role in their success.

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