MARIAM SHEIKH
| AGE | NOT KNOWN |
| GENDER | FEMALE |
| OCCUPATION | POLITICIAN |
Mariam Sheikh Omar is a nominated Senator representing Mandera County in the Kenyan Senate, serving her first term since August 16, 2022.
She is a member of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) party, which is part of the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
Omar currently holds the position of Vice Chair of the Senate’s Health Committee and is also a member of the Lands, Environment and Natural Resources Committee as well as the County Public Accounts Committee.
Educational background of Mariam Sheikh Omar
Mariam Sheikh Omar is a native of Mandera County, Kenya. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Kampala University (2010–2011).
Later, she obtained a Master of Business Administration (Accounting) from Mount Kenya University in 2014.
She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Additionally, Omar has a diploma in Personnel Management from the Frontier Institute of Professional and Management Studies.
Career life
Mariam Sheikh Omar has more than fifteen years of professional experience in accounting and management.
She began her career working as a finance officer with the Aga Khan Foundation (EMACK) from about 2007 until 2012.
Following that, from 2012 to 2017, she served as a management accountant at the Northern Water Service Board.
In 2017, she became the CEO of the Frontier Institute of Professional and Management Studies, a role she held until her nomination to the Senate in 2022.
She was nominated as a Senator to represent women’s affairs from Mandera County in August 2022 under the United Democratic Movement (UDM), which is part of the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
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In the Senate, she serves as Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Health and is also a member of the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, and the County Public Accounts Committee.
She has sponsored legislation, including the Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 53 of 2023).
Networth
Details of her net worth are not publicly known.
However, as a Kenyan senator, Mariam Sheikh Omar earns,
- Gross Monthly Salary: ~Ksh739,600
- Basic Salary: Ksh443,760
- House Allowance: Ksh150,000
- Salary Market Adjustment: Ksh 145,840
- Medical Cover (Annual): Up to Ksh 10 million
- Inpatient: Ksh10 million
- Outpatient: Ksh300,000
- Maternity: Ksh150,000
- Dental: Ksh100,000
- Optical: Ksh100,000
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- Car Maintenance Allowance: Ksh356,525 per month
- Committee Sitting Allowances (Monthly Caps):
- Chairperson: Up to Ksh240,000
- Vice Chairperson: Up to Ksh192,000
- Member: Up to Ksh120,000
- Car Reimbursement: One-time Ksh7.55 million per parliamentary term
- Other Benefits:
- Group life insurance (up to 3× annual pensionable salary)
- Personal accident cover
- Airtime allowance
- Other official perks and reimbursements
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