Raziah Ahmed was elected to the position of President of the Senate in the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and has Acted as Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the second woman in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, to hold that position. In the 10th Republican Parliament, she was also Minister of State in the Ministry of Gender Youth and Child Development, and a member of the Child Protection Task Force, Trinidad and Tobago, 2014. Raziah was Co-Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Public Accounts Steering Committee at Westminster, London. She was instrumental in getting legislative amendments to the Parliament to ensure the establishment of the Children's Authority in her native country. She also served as Senator under Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, and under Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar. She wrote a column on financial planning in the Sunday Guardian, and Sunday Newsday, in Trinidad and Tobago, for several years. She is a Past President of Madinah House - a half-way house for battered women and a Past President of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, where she also served as moderator for Certificate courses in financial services education. During her early career in the financial services sector, she won numerous accolades as a top producer, ranking in the top 1% in the world, according to the US based Million Dollar Round Table. She lectures part time, to students reading for the Masters in Business Administration degree, and is actively engaged in voluntary work with children. She has a keen desire to help the family as a basic unit of society and to situate all children in a learning and loving environment.
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