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Eng. Hend Alawadhi

First Female Bahraini Aircraft Engineer

Hend Al Awadhi is a strong bahraini multitalented woman who serves as an inspirational role model for the thousands of young women who follow her.  

Her love for aviation & fixing things since childhood lead her to #Aircraft engineering making her one of Bahrain’s first female aircraft engineers. But she didn’t stop there, her urge for self development & taking challenges gave her a new responsibility, making her a pioneer by taking the opportunity of becoming a Senior Airworthiness Inspector at Bahrain’s Civil Aviation.
Hend uses her social channels to reflect about living a balanced lifestyle to empower women of the future to pursue their goals & live the life of their dreams. 

She always try to show the bare truth of the road to achieving goals & dreams through her personal experience specially within a male dominated field, like how to face rejection of socity starting from the closest people i.e families & friend.

 Hend always emphasizes on the fact that “it won’t be easy but it will be all worth it in the end” that is the main message to the world using her social media platforms to reach out to as many women possible. Her channels are not only aimed for women empowerment, but also includes fashion, travel & to have a career - life balance.

 As a way of giving back to the community, she started giving lectures at schools & universities to encourage the next generation to be who they want to be.

In 2017 she was honored to receive the Bahraini’s Women Day Award from the Supreme Council of Women for her continuous contributions to the engineering industry.

 Recently she been choosing with another 11 candidates from the arab region, to participate in The Astronaut t.v show in Dubai t.v collaboration with BBC, something she always love & admires.

 To conclude Hend’s simple message to the world is “ It’s your life, it’s your choice, choose wisely”.