عمون - حنين الزناتي - اختيرت الوزير الاسبق مها الخطيب من ضمن 100 شخصية من جميع انحاء العالم للفوز بجائزة الشخصيات التي كان لها أثر بارز في مجتمعاتها وخصوصا في مجال التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية للنساء .

وقد تم اختيار السيدة الخطيب بناءً على مساهماتها المختلفة اثناء عملها كمديرة لمؤسسة نهر الاردن وكوزيرة للسياحة وكرئيس لهيئة المناطق التنموية والحرة .

يذكر أن المنظمة القائمة على هذه الجائزة وهي منظمة TIAW Global Forum and World of Difference هي منظمة أهلية عالمية معتمدة من قبل الأمم المتحدة وتأسست منذ عشر سنوات.

ومن ضمن الفائزين بهذه الجائزة في السنوات السابقة ماري روبنسون والسيدة شيري بلير والرئيسة السابقة لناميبيا.

ومن ضمن الفائزات المئة بالجائزة لهذا العام سيدتان من الامارات وسيدة من المغرب وسيدة من سوريا وسيدتان من لبنان وجميعهن شخصيات فاعلات ويعتبرن نماذج لنساء صنعن فرقاً واضحاً في حياة النساء في بلدانهن.

وسيتم تسليم الجائزة في احتفال المنظمة في العاصمة الامريكية واشنطن في 22 الشهر الحالي.

والخطيب كما في سيرتها الذاتية :

• ماجستير ادارة عامة من الجامعة الامريكية في بيروت عام 1981

• بكالوريوس ادب انجليزي من الجامعة الاردنية عام 1979

• الثانوية العامة من كلية راهبات الناصرة عام 1976

اهم المناصب التي شغلتها :-

• 2009 وزير السياحة والاثار

• 2007 وزير السياحة والاثار

• 2006-2007 مسشارة جلالة الملكة رانيا العبدالله

• 2000-2007 مدير عام مؤسسة نهر الاردن

• 1999-2000مديرعام لبرنامج اصلاح القطاع العام / وزارة التنمية

• 1998-1999 مدير وشريك في مجموعة التنمية والادارة

• 1993-1997مديرة البرنامج الوطني لصندوق الامم المتحدة لتنمية المرأة ( UNIFEM )

• 1991-1993مديرة البرنامج الوطني المرأة في مشروع التنمية في GTZ

• 1987-1990 رئيس وحدة القطاع الخاص ووحدة الاستثمار في وزارة التخطيط والتعاون الدولي

• 1985-1987 باحث في قسم التخطيط الاقليمي في وزارة التخطيط والتعاون الدولي

• 1984-1985 معلمة ادب انجليزي في كلية المجتمع العربي

• 1982-1984 رئيسة وحدة التوثيق في المنظمة العربية للمقاييس والارصاد الجوية

• 1981-1982 معلمة لمادة الانجليزي في مدارس البكالوريا الدولية.

وتولت اخيرا رئيسا لمجلس مفوضي هيئة المناطق التنموية والحرة .

وفيما يلي القائمة باللغة الانجليزية :


Fatema Abdulwahed M Al. Ahmed, Bahrain, Public Service/Government

Miranda Abrahams, UK, Corporate

Olajumoke Adenowo, Nigeria, Non-Profit/NGO

Muna Al Gurg, UAE, Corporate

Rohini Anand, USA, Corporate

Julie Ankers, Australia, Education

Meaza Ashenafi, Ethiopia, Entrepreneurship

Marsha Bailey, USA, Entrepreneurship

StephanieBaric, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Julie Barker-Merz, Canada, Corporate

Avil Beckford, Canada, Entrepreneurship

Ida Beerhalter, Germany, Corporate

Elaine Bellezza, USA, Entrepreneurship

Ameera Bin Karam, UAE, Non-Profit/NGO

Paola Bonomo, Italy, Entrepreneurship

Claire Braund & Ruth Medd, Australia, Education

Sonia Brown, UK, Entrepreneurship

Ineke Bussemaker, The Netherlands, Corporate

Donnetta Campbell, USA, Entrepreneurship

Margareth Chacha, Tanzania, Corporate

Nadereh Chamlou, USA, Corporate

Maria Helena deFelipe Lehtonen, Spain, Entrepreneurship

Ruth DeGolia, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Dana Derani,Syria, Non-Profit/NGO

Marcia Dyson, USA, Entrepreneurship

Meryam El Ouafi, Morocco, Non-Profit/NGO

Rima El-Husseini, Lebanon, Entrepreneurship

Patricia Ellis, USA, Non-Profit/NGO DC

Gladys England, Sierra Leone, Entrepreneurship

Denise Evans, USA, Corporate

Stephenie Foster, USA, Public Service/Government

Farah Foustok, UK, Corporate

Lynne Franks, UK, Entrepreneurship

Margot Franssen, Canada, Non-Profit/NGO

Joanne Gassman, Canada, Corporate

Malli Gero & Stephanie Sonnabend, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Maria Leonor Gerona-Robredo, Philippines, Public Service/Government

Kirsten Gillibrand, USA, Public Service/Government

Caroline Graham, UK, Community

Pamela Heilman, USA, Entrepreneurship

Tanya Hine, UK, Entrepreneurship

Hind Hobeika, Lebanon, Entrepreneurship

Thanan Hok, Cambodia, Entrepreneurship

Ling-Hsiang (Sunny) Huang, Taiwan, Public Service/Government

Marina Hughson, Serbia, Non-Profit/NGO

Clara Isama, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Elizabeth Isele, USA, Entrepreneurship

Narmin Ismail, Canada, Education/Community (2noms)

Susanne Jalbert, USA, Entrepreneurship

Marieme Jamme, UK, Non-Profit/NGO

Pamela Jeffery, Canada, Entrepreneurship

Dorothy Kanduhukye, Uganda, Entrepreneurship

Maha Khatib, Jordan, Non-Profit/NGO

Dr. Sufiana Khatoon, Pakistan Education

Shulamith Koenig, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Rano Kosimova, Tajikistan, Non-Profit/NGO

Iwona Kozera, Poland, Non-Profit/NGO

Dr Kellie Leitch, Canada, Public Service/Government

Isabella Lenarduzzi, Belgium, Entrepreneurship

Chin Mei Lu, Taiwan, Non-Profit/NGO

Mariam Luyombo, Uganda, Education

Kalairasi Manikam, Malaysia, Entrepreneurship

Mariam Matar, UAE, Public Service/Government

Josie Mousseau, Canada, Public Service/Government

Sally Muggeridge, UK, Corporate

Indrani Mukherjee, India, Entrepreneurship

Tahira Naseem, Pakistan, Community

Janet Nkubana, Rwanda, Entrepreneurship

Odette Nyrimilamo, Rwanda, Public Service/Government

Yaneek Page, Jamaica, Entrepreneurship

Claudia Parzani, Italy, Community

Lynne Patterson, USA, Entrepreneurship

Joyce Phekani, Malawi, Non-Profit/NGO

Lisa Marie Platske, USA, Entrepreneurship

Linda Resnick, USA, Entrepreneurship

Denise Restauri, USA, Entrepreneurship

Pramila Acharya Rijal, Nepal, Non-Profit/NGO

Andrena Sawyer, USA, Community

Linda Scott, UK, Public Service/Government

Veronika Scott, USA, Young Woman Leader

Diane Sears, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Beena Sebastian, India, Non-Profit/NGO

Alicia Sierra, Mexico, Non-Profit/NGO

Sevi Simavi, UK, Entrepreneurship

Marilyn Skony Stamm, USA, Education

Nicole Still, Italy, Entrepreneurship

Shahnaz Taplin, USA, Non-Profit/NGO

Tina Tchen & Valerie Jarrett, USA, Public Service/Government

Yvonne Thompson, UK, Entrepreneurship

Rashmi Tiwari, India, Community

Myra Leigh Tobin, USA, Corporate

Brenda Trenowden, UK, Corporate

Yasemin Tumer, The Netherlands, Entrepreneurship

Katarzyna Twarowska, Poland, Non-Profit/NGO

Josefina Urzaiz, USA, Entrepreneurship

Cristina Vicini, Italy, Non-Profit/NGO

Beverly Wybrow, Canada, Non-Profit/NGO

Junko Yoda, Singapore, Non-Profit/NGO

Janet Zagorin, USA, Corporate

Tatyana Zrelova, Russia, Corporate

Maha Khatib was the Director General of the Jordan River Foundation [JRF]. In seven years, Maha was able to transform JRF to become the most successful NGO in Jordan, with a portfolio of over 100 million dollars of development programs across Jordan. While JRF targeted underprivileged groups of all backgrounds, special focus was put on supporting women economically. Under her leadership, JRF helped thousands of women receive training, funding, and guidance to become economically

productive. These programs continue to be operational and sustainable, after 15 years, providing livelihoods not only for the beneficiary women but also for their dependents and communities. The financial independence the beneficiaries found led to social empowerment in the home and community. Furthermore, increased incomes resulted in better health and education opportunities for the families of these women. Maha’s support for women has extended, throughout her career, to educated women who were already in the workforce. At JRF and afterwards as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Chief Commissioner of the Investment Commission, Maha actively engaged in hiring, coaching, mentoring, and promoting female workers. For the entire female population of Jordan, Maha is a role model for both young women and men. She is particularly remembered by Jordanians for her hard work and uncompromising ethics, having proven in all her posts to be an adamant and outspoken fighter of corruption. She continues to be an opinion leader and a well-respected politician. Despite her stature, she never hesitates to lend support to fellow women seeking professional growth, advice and mentorship