Lamia bint Majid Al Saud | |
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| Citizenship | Saudi Arabia |
| Education | BA Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication. Minor in Journalism, Misr International University 1997-2002 |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Employer | Alwaleed Philanthropies |
| Organization | United Nations |
| Known for | Philanthropy and humanitarianism |
| Title | Princess |
| Family | Al Saud |
Lamia bint Majid Al Saud ( Arabic: لمياء بنت ماجد آل سعود) is a Saudi royal and philanthropist who is Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies and a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. [1]
Biography
Princess Lamia is the daughter of Prince Majed bin Saud, who is the son of King Saud bin Abdulaziz AlSaud. [2] She graduated in 2001 with a BA in Public Relations & Marketing from Misr International University in Cairo. [2] In 2003 she began a publishing company called Sada Al Arab, which published three magazines. [2] In 2010 her novel, Children & Blood, was published which discussed honour killings and women's rights in the Middle East. [3]
In 2016 she was appointed Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies. [4] [5] She had previously held the role of Executive Manager of Media & Communications there. [6] Under her leadership the foundation has enabled new opportunities for women in Saudi Arabia, including supporting the training of women ride-share drivers and enabling employment for women law graduates. [7]
In September 2019 she opened a new Islamic art department at the Louvre. [8] The department exhibits 3,000 pieces that were collected from Spain to India via the Arabian peninsula, dating from the 7th to the 19th centuries. [9]
In 2020 she was appointed a UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador, with a brief to support "sustainable urbanisation". [10] [11]
Awards
- Honorary medal from the Vice-President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh (2017) [10] [2]
- Achievement in Philanthropies Award - Arab Women of the Year (2017) [10]
- Baden Powell Fellowship - World Scout Foundation (2018) [10]
- Most influential figure - Arab Council for Social Responsibility (2021) [12]
References
- ^ "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b c d "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud". Concordia. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "The empowering Saudi princess who's made it her life's mission to give back". Emirates Woman. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud | The Business of Philanthropy". www.businessofphilanthropy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ Soubrouillard, Régis; Conesa, Pierre; Haoues, Seniguer; Farhat, Sofia Karampali (2021-04-21). Le Lobby saoudien en France (in French). Denoël. ISBN 978-2-207-16065-7.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lamia bint Majed AlSaud | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "How Saudi's HRH Princess Lamia is Reserving Traditional Crafts and Redefining Philanthropy". Vogue Arabia. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's Princess Lamia has Unveiled a New Islamic Art Space at the Louvre in Paris". Vogue Arabia. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's Princess Lamia opens new and improved Islamic art space at Louvre in Paris". Arab News. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Human First". alwaleedphilanthropies.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States | United Nations in Saudi Arabia". saudiarabia.un.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ ""لمياء بنت ماجد" تفوز بجائزة الشخصية الأكثر تأثيرًا في مجال العمل الخيري التنموي". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). 16 November 2021.