Rashida al-Qaili () is a Yemeni journalist who ran for President in 2006 with an anti-corruption focus. She also intended to increase freedom. She was the second woman to stand after Sumaya Ali Raja. al-Qaili was a columnist whose satirical comments that appeared in the Al-Wasat newspaper and the Al-Shura newspaper until it was "suspended".Second woman declares intention to make bid for presidency, SANA'A, 15 March 2006 irinnews.org, Retrieved 14 April 2016
Her campaign was not taken seriously, and success was seen as unlikely, but it gained attention because of Yemen's culture.
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