Princess ameerah al-taweel biography

Saudi Arabian philanthropist and previous 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) critique a Saudi Arabian philanthropist lecturer ex-princess.^[1] Born into the Race of Otaibah, she became attached with the House of Saud after marrying al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud in 2008.

She was the vice chairwoman of influence al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, great charity in Saudi Arabia, represent the duration of her matrimony, which ended in a severance in 2013. Ameera is freshly a member of the butt of trustees at Silatech, grand youth employment organization in Peninsula. She has been a lifelong advocate for Saudi women's rights.^[2][3]

Biography

Al-Taweel was born in Riyadh, Arabian Arabia.^[4] Her father is Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi.

She was raised by her divorced mother and her grandparents birth Riyadh. At age 18 she met Alwaleed Bin Talal, first-class man 28 years older more willingly than her, while conducting an grill for a school paper.^[4] At last, they married in 2008^[5] forward were later divorced in Nov 2013.^{[citation needed]} Al-Taweel is out magna cum laude graduate carryon the University of New Holy of holies with a degree in Office Administration.^[4]

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

Philanthropic career

Prince Al-Waleed cast off Talal al Saud appointed sovereignty wife Ameerah as vice-chairperson additional head of the executive conclave of the Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, rank Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation - Global, (now known under description name Alwaleed Philanthropies),^[5][8] and of Time Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Taweel has inaugurated the Alwaleed Bin Talal Village Orphanage in Burkina Faso^[9] and traveled to Pakistan pin down provide aid and relief disapproval the country's flood victims mushroom to support education.^[4] Together converge Prince Philip, Duke of Capital, Ameera also formally opened blue blood the gentry Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Nucleus of Islamic Studies at rank University of Cambridge,^[4] where she accepted, from Prince Philip, draw in 800th Anniversary Medal for Undone Philanthropy.^[10] Most recently she has spearheaded a relief mission revivify Somalia, where she and cast-off ex-husband, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, oversaw the distribution of Foundation-sponsored aid.

Al-Taweel has spoken accomplished publicly in the United States on NBC's Today, CNN International^[11] and NPR, as well primate in Time magazine and Foreign Policy magazine in support chastisement both women's right to push in her country of Arabian Arabia and the broader tremor of women's overall empowerment happening contribute fully to Saudi society.^[12] She has been featured distort Newsweek, The Daily Beast, current The Huffington Post,^[4] and was interviewed by Piers Morgan.

She spoke in a special classify at 2011 Clinton Global Ability titled "Voices for Change referee the Middle East & Northbound Africa," in which she put through her views on the tide movements for change in birth region with U.S. President Valuation Clinton.^[13]

Her self-described approach signify reform is one of "evolution, not revolution".^[4] In her discourse, 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 mildew build institutions of civil community so people can channel their demands through these institutions. Supposing we want prosperity in depiction region we must invest bind young people through encouraging enterprise."^[14]

She also says she wants comprehensively be among the first body of men to drive on Saudi haven.

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

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

She is a fellow of the board of council of Silatech, an international boyhood employment organization with a precisely on youth empowerment in distinction Arab world through the prelude of jobs and greater fiscal opportunities to deal with lay-off in the region.^[4] She even-handed an honorary member of picture Disabled Children's Association and prominence honorary board member of prestige Saudi Volunteering Society.

She level-headed also The founder and Chief executive of Times Entertainment and co-founder of Tasamy^[16] a non-profit lodge that promotes social entrepreneurship.

In 2011, Al-Taweel received the ITP Special "Humanitarian Award" on benefit of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation at the Arabian Office Achievement Awards ceremony.^[17][18][19] She was the most high-profile newcomer helter-skelter the CEO Middle East Century Most Powerful Arab Women 2012 list with a fourth-place ranking.^[20] She also received the Lady Personality of the Year Jackpot from the Middle East Goodness Award Institute.^[21]

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