Maha Al-Ghunaim
Kuwaiti businesswoman and co-founder and chair of Kuwaiti bank Global Investment House “Mrs. Maha Al- Ghunaim, along with other distinguished members, founded Global Investment House in 1998. She came to Global from Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting & Investment Co. (KFTCIC), the investment arm of Kuwait Investment Company, which she had joined in 1982 after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from San Francisco State University, California, USA. Mrs. Al-Ghunaim was promoted to chairperson of Global in 2007. She sits on the board of numerous companies in the region. Mrs.... Read MoreSheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Al Maktoum, 31, a martial arts champion, won the +60kg karate silver medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games. She was a taekwondo competitor at the 2008 Olympics, and was the first Gulf woman to carry her nation’s flag at the...
Read MoreHala Kazim
Founder of “Journey Through Change” Artist and has her own label, “My Private Collection” Read an interview with Hala Kazim by Farrah al Kasem (UAE Chief Editor)
Read MoreNorah al-Faiz
Deputy Minister of Education Her presence at the ministry has had an immediate impact on Saudi women, …’Now I am the deputy minister, and my door is open and accessible,’ – Norah al-Faiz Leaders & Revolutionaries: Norah al-Faiz The appointment of Norah Al-Faiz as the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers is perceived as “revolutionary” to many. Appointed as the Vice Minister for Women’s Education the most senior role ever held by a woman in Saudi Arabia, Al-Faiz has become the voice of the Saudi Arabian women to the government. Time Magazine...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: Saudi Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Gains International Awareness
It is with pleasure to inform American Bedu readers that the Saudi Arabia Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign was chosen as the best media awareness campaign during the EMEA region SABRE awards dinner in Prague. The campaign, A Woman’s Stand, focused on the importance of early detection of breast cancer. The campaign was conducted by Adalid Public Relations on behalf of HRH Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud. HRH Princess Reema is one of the driving forces behind the Zahra Breast Cancer Association which is the premier source on information and resources about breast cancer in...
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