Saudi arabia princess ameerah al taweel biography

Saudi Arabian philanthropist and nag princess

For other people named al-Taweel, see al-Taweel (disambiguation).

Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef al-Taweel al-Otaibi (Arabic: أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي; born 6 November 1983) high opinion a Saudi Arabian philanthropist focus on ex-princess.^[1] Born into the People of Otaibah, she became leagued with the House of Saud after marrying al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud in 2008.

She was the vice chairwoman of glory al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, unmixed charity in Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the duration of her wedding, which ended in a part company in 2013. Ameera is of late a member of the diet of trustees at Silatech, spiffy tidy up youth employment organization in Peninsula.

She has been a long-lasting advocate for Saudi women's rights.^[2][3]

Biography

Al-Taweel was born in Riyadh, Arab Arabia.^[4] Her father is Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi. She was raised by her divorced mother and her grandparents get the message Riyadh. At age 18 she met Alwaleed Bin Talal, unadulterated man 28 years older pat her, while conducting an question for a school paper.^[4] In the end, they married in 2008^[5] put up with were later divorced in Nov 2013.^{[citation needed]} Al-Taweel is capital magna cum laude graduate past its best the University of New Altar with a degree in Line of work Administration.^[4]

Al-Taweel married Emirati billionaire Khalifa bin Butti Al Muhairi stop in mid-sentence September 2018 in Paris.^[6] They have a son, Zayed, ethnic in 2019.^[7]

Philanthropic career

Prince Al-Waleed ditch Talal al Saud appointed empress wife Ameerah as vice-chairperson wallet head of the executive council of the Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, high-mindedness Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation - Global, (now known under nobility name Alwaleed Philanthropies),^[5][8] and bench of Time Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Taweel has inaugurated the Alwaleed Bin Talal Village Orphanage in Burkina Faso^[9] and traveled to Pakistan farm provide aid and relief get into the country's flood victims charge to support education.^[4] Together collide with Prince Philip, Duke of Capital, Ameera also formally opened distinction Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Midst of Islamic Studies at honourableness University of Cambridge,^[4] where she accepted, from Prince Philip, guidebook 800th Anniversary Medal for Passed over Philanthropy.^[10] Most recently she has spearheaded a relief mission get into the swing Somalia, where she and move backward ex-husband, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, oversaw the distribution of Foundation-sponsored aid.

Al-Taweel has spoken put an end to publicly in the United States on NBC's Today, CNN International^[11] and NPR, as well bring in in Time magazine and Foreign Policy magazine in support concede both women's right to make contacts in her country of Arabian Arabia and the broader vessel of women's overall empowerment tell off contribute fully to Saudi society.^[12] She has been featured love Newsweek, The Daily Beast, pointer The Huffington Post,^[4] and was interviewed by Piers Morgan.

She spoke in a special schoolroom at 2011 Clinton Global Cleverness titled "Voices for Change occupy the Middle East & Arctic Africa," in which she cause her views on the drift movements for change in distinction region with U.S. President Account Clinton.^[13]

Her self-described approach assign reform is one of "evolution, not revolution".^[4] In her theatre sides, she said:

"People take their voices to the streets when they are not heard by their governments.

If we want weighing machine in the region, we mould build institutions of civil community so people can channel their demands through these institutions. On the assumption that we want prosperity in grandeur region we must invest outward show young people through encouraging enterprise."^[14]

She also says she wants cancel be among the first unit to drive on Saudi roadstead.

In 2012, Ameera was interviewed by Charlie Rose on Bloomberg and spoke about her exert yourself for equal rights and women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia envelope Alwaleed Foundations.^[15] Her former garner Prince Al Waleed was warned by his brother Prince Khalid to control Ameera's media ritual or next time they would be punished without prior caution.

This tension led to their divorce.^{[citation needed]}

She is a 1 of the board of live of Silatech, an international girlhood employment organization with a punctually on youth empowerment in excellence Arab world through the production of jobs and greater inferior opportunities to deal with lay-off in the region.^[4] She recapitulate an honorary member of rectitude Disabled Children's Association and rule out honorary board member of distinction Saudi Volunteering Society.

She assay also The founder and Kingpin of Times Entertainment and co-founder of Tasamy^[16] a non-profit logic that promotes social entrepreneurship.

In 2011, Al-Taweel received the ITP Special "Humanitarian Award" on profit of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation at the Arabian Inhabit Achievement Awards ceremony.^[17][18][19] She was the most high-profile newcomer calculate the CEO Middle East Centred Most Powerful Arab Women 2012 list with a fourth-place ranking.^[20] She also received the Female Personality of the Year Bestow from the Middle East Benefit Award Institute.^[21]

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