Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shahraban Abdullah (Dr.)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. A Train ^{take the} 15:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shahraban Abdullah (Dr.)

Non-notable doctor. 25 Ghits. Fails WP:BIO. wikipediatrix 01:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Neutral Although horrendously written and formatted, I think she might be notable. She is the first woman from her country to specialize in her field. Although on the other hand, it definitely fails verifiability. --Antorjal 04:34, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Not notable at this time, but has an impressive C.V. and is head of her country's Pediatric Association, so perhaps in the future. Here is one source on the net [[1]] Seaphoto 04:39, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• The article cites no sources. Looking for sources, all that I can find (the abovementioned URL failing to display anything for me) is a name check in this article in the Khaleej Times and a signature on an open letter, which aren't enough for WP:BIO, since all that they yield are the person's name and job title. Delete. Uncle G 10:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Too bad I can't verify this. If I could it certainly would be notable. Does the hospital website have a bio about her perhaps? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:16, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep Keep The Khaleej times and [2] says she is head of the Paediatics section. There are quite a few hits for her under alternative spellings Abdulla, Abdalla etc (although none that do much more than confirm she works at the hospital e.g. on an IT committee etc). No names of any staff on the hospital website unfortunately. Here's one from a reputable source that has job title [DUBAI-CME http://www.dubai-cme.com/cme017.asp] ! Dlyons493 Talk 10:37, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

But why do you think the head of a pediatrics section of a hospital should be kept? wikipediatrix 13:12, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Because she's an exceptionally prominent woman for a Muslim country. A woman head of section in the UAE would be rare - might even be unique. She's the chairperson of their Paediatric Society (that's a govenment site so reliable). There's a claim she is the first woman there to specialise in her field - can't verify that but it's plausible. Dlyons493 Talk 17:25, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Also President of the Emirates Medical Association Dlyons493 Talk 00:21, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Notable in her field. I've done a little cleanup per MOS on the article, definitly needs sources, though. Should be kept and cleaned/expanded further. Akradecki 17:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

You're voting keep based on her notability even as you admit the article has no sources. But without sources, how do you know she's notable in her field? wikipediatrix 20:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Added the reference mentioned by Dlyons793 about the pediatrics society. Akradecki 20:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• • Comment - if kept, would the closing admin also please move the article to a title that does not include (Dr.)? Akradecki 17:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Accomplished but ultimately non-notable. Eusebeus 17:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Del per nom. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 19:56, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. ParticularlyEvil 23:05, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete for reasons above. —ExplorerCDT 02:52, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete claim to notability still unsourced. ~ trialsanderrors 03:06, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Nothing particularily notable. PubMed suggests she is not a bigger researcher. It seems quite obvious to me that there are a couple of people with the name "Abdullah S"; few papers seem directly related to cardiology when one searches "Abdullah S" on PubMed. Nephron  T|C 04:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment looks like there's a single entry under Shahraban A. Claus Diff 07:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Notability established in the article. Any Muslim women with some exposure are by definition notable in some countries. In Turkey whe would be nonnotable, but in UAE she is. Mukadderat 00:04, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.