PM's Wife To Deliver Keynote Address At Women's Forum In Abu Dhabi

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- The prime minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on women in business at the Women in Leadership Forum 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. Rosmah will speak on "Engaging and Empowering Women in Business and the Economy" at the forum which is expected to be attended by first ladies from countries of the Middle East and northern Africa as well as the wives of UAE leaders, according to a statement on Monday. After the forum, Rosmah is scheduled to attend the presentation of the Sheikha Shamsa Bint Suhail Award for Creative Women which recognises the achievement of UAE women by encouraging them to engage in human capital development. The statement said Rosmah's visit to the UAE was at the invitation of Sheikha Shamsah, wife of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Zayed Al Nahyan. Rosmah is scheduled to call on Sheikha Shamsah. -- BERNAMA Malaysia