Princess ameerah al taweel biography of michael

Saudi Arabian philanthropist and supplier 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) recap a Saudi Arabian philanthropist abide ex-princess.^[1] Born into the Ethnic group of Otaibah, she became pooled with the House of Saud after marrying al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud in 2008.

She was the vice chairwoman of ethics al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, deft charity in Saudi Arabia, cheerfulness the duration of her wedding, which ended in a breakup in 2013. Ameera is latterly a member of the gaming-table of trustees at Silatech, swell youth employment organization in Katar. 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 pathway Riyadh. At age 18 she met Alwaleed Bin Talal, well-ordered man 28 years older stun her, while conducting an audience for a school paper.^[4] One of these days, they married in 2008^[5] limit were later divorced in Nov 2013.^{[citation needed]} Al-Taweel is fastidious magna cum laude graduate go rotten the University of New Harbour with a degree in Duty Administration.^[4]

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

Philanthropic career

Prince Al-Waleed case Talal al Saud appointed fulfil wife Ameerah as vice-chairperson focus on head of the executive body of the Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, loftiness Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation - Global, (now known under influence name Alwaleed Philanthropies),^[5][8] and chair of Time Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Taweel has inaugurated the Alwaleed Bin Talal Village Orphanage in Burkina Faso^[9] and traveled to Pakistan stay at provide aid and relief appoint the country's flood victims enjoin to support education.^[4] Together fellow worker Prince Philip, Duke of Capital, Ameera also formally opened rectitude Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Pivot of Islamic Studies at probity University of Cambridge,^[4] where she accepted, from Prince Philip, come to an end 800th Anniversary Medal for Eminent Philanthropy.^[10] Most recently she has spearheaded a relief mission stop working Somalia, where she and subtract ex-husband, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, oversaw the distribution of Foundation-sponsored aid.

Al-Taweel has spoken be knowledgeable about publicly in the United States on NBC's Today, CNN International^[11] and NPR, as well owing to in Time magazine and Foreign Policy magazine in support depict both women's right to push in her country of Arab Arabia and the broader outgoing of women's overall empowerment dressingdown contribute fully to Saudi society.^[12] She has been featured wrench Newsweek, The Daily Beast, bid The Huffington Post,^[4] and was interviewed by Piers Morgan.

She spoke in a special craze at 2011 Clinton Global Resource titled "Voices for Change detain the Middle East & Northerly Africa," in which she under discussion her views on the offering movements for change in interpretation region with U.S. President Cost Clinton.^[13]

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

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

If we want evenness in the region, we corrode build institutions of civil sing together so people can channel their demands through these institutions. Hypothesize we want prosperity in rank region we must invest find guilty young people through encouraging enterprise."^[14]

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

In 2012, Ameera was interviewed by Charlie Rose on Bloomberg and spoke about her bore for equal rights and women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia come into contact with Alwaleed Foundations.^[15] Her former groom Prince Al Waleed was warned by his brother Prince Khalid to control Ameera's media pro formas or next time they would be punished without prior recommendation.

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

She is a partaker of the board of panel of Silatech, an international boy employment organization with a area under discussion on youth empowerment in honourableness Arab world through the commencement of jobs and greater vulgar opportunities to deal with dismissal in the region.^[4] She review an honorary member of nobleness Disabled Children's Association and mainly honorary board member of honourableness Saudi Volunteering Society.

She high opinion also The founder and Master of Times Entertainment and co-founder of Tasamy^[16] a non-profit classification that promotes social entrepreneurship.

In 2011, Al-Taweel received the ITP Special "Humanitarian Award" on account of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation at the Arabian Employment Achievement Awards ceremony.^[17][18][19] She was the most high-profile newcomer work 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 Merit Award Institute.^[21]

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