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Rania Nashar: The Kingdom’s First CEO Makes it To Forbes’ List of 100 Most Powerful Women
Rania Nashar, Saudi Arabia’s first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was named among Forbes prestigious list of 100 most powerful women in the world, and for the second time!
The first female CEO of Saudi commercial bank, Samba Financial Group, Rania Nashar was ranked the 97th in the list which included 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg as well.
“In 2019, women around the globe took action, claiming leadership positions in government, business, philanthropy and media. These trailblazers are not to be messed with,” Forbes said.
The list also included the UAE’s Raja Easa Al-Gurg who came in the 84th place, Al Gurg who is a Board Member of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was also featured in the list in 2017.
The Forbes 2019 list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” has been topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, in the third place.
The Kingdom has surely changed drastically over the past years, giving the chance for content creators to shine and follow in the promising steps of their country.
From fashion, lifestyle to fitness and traveling, here are the Saudi influencers you should keep on your radar, they are the content creators worth following!
Lama Alakeel
Lama Al-Akeel is a Jeddah-based beauty, fashion and lifestyle blogger, her success started at a very young age when she reached more than 400,000 followers at the age of twenty four! In the first glimpse of her timeline, you can really tell how she’s doing an impressive job working with the fashion industry’s top-notch designers and brands.
Rahma Moharrak
She is as she says ‘a graphic designer by trade. World nomad by passion.’ She is also the first Saudi woman to summit the highest peak in the seven continents. She has achieved a lot and at a very young age, she has been named Emirates Woman of the year 2016 and won international lays flavor contest in Brazil. She collaborated with prestigious brands including Nike, Coca Cola and Burberry.
Abdullah Jumah
His timeline is pure travel goals for anyone who dreams of traveling the world and its technically everyone’s dream to do so! Jumah is Saudi Arabia’s leading travel author and a partner in mode studio. Talk about both career and lifestyle goals!
Amal Baatia
This fitness maniac is a world pull-ups Championship 2019, an investment manager, a cross-fit coach and on top of all that, a mother of two! So, you practically have no excuse not to follow in her steps and start your healthy journey right now!
Her Amalbfitness Studio is located in Jeddah.
Arwa El Benawi
Arwa Al Banawy was born in Saudi Arabia, spent years in Switzerland and is now based in Dubai. Her designs are known to have elaborate prints that are inspired from diverse sources that eventually make a one of a kind piece. The designer is currently one of the most known designers in the Middle East and has showcased her empowering designs in several arenas including Dubai’s Fashion Forward and Saudi’s Fashion Week, she has also dressed a number of international A-listers.
Tareq AlHarbi
AlHarbi is an award-winning Saudi-born comedian who is currently based in Dubai, with more than 8 million followers! The comedian is surely going places, making people laugh their hearts out.
Women will account for one third of the attendees of the Business 20 (B20) summit that will take place in November in Riyadh.
CEO and chairman of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) Yousef Al-Benyan said during an opening speech at the B20 Saudi Arabia inception that female contingency of the 640 delegates representing 20 countries is “the highest ever in all B20s.”
The B20 summit is part of the 15th annual G20 leaders’ summit which will be held for the very first time in Riyadh from November 21st till 22nd.
The event will shed the light on topics regarding gender equality in the hope of increasing the female employment in the business sector and in leadership roles as well.
“The aim of B20 in Saudi Arabia is to ensure that the voice of a global business is heard and addressed by the G20 leaders,” Al-Benyan said.
“To do this, we need B20 Saudi Arabia intended to be inclusive, impactable and for sure differentiative,” Al-Benyan added.
The Kingdom has been named as one of the world’s most transformative nations for enhancing and developing the economic role of women in the society.
According to the annual report “Women, Business, and the Law” that is conducted by the World’s Bank, it shows that the Kingdom comes among the top 190 countries for achievements done related to involving the female power in economic development and entrepreneurship.
According to the 2020 report, the Kingdom has scored 70.6 out of 100 for progress achieved in the integration of women into the labor market. These findings have placed Saudi Arabia as the top country among Gulf states, and second in the Arab world for meeting the criteria.
The study also shows the significant development that the Kingdom has achieved successfully in six indicators including mobility, workplace, marriage, childcare, entrepreneurship, and retirement.
“The number has increased sufficiently with rapid growth. I believe that inclusiveness and diversity are two key factors to any successful entity.” Wadha Bin Zarah, the women empowerment director at the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), said.
“Among the G20 countries, Saudi Arabia has scored the highest growth in the participation of women in the workforce. Moreover, recruitment and human resources practices have never shown any discrimination against women when it comes to wages. One scale is used for all, and any benefits are calculated on merit, not sex.” She added.
This aligns with the 2030 vision of Saudi Arabia that aims at giving equal chances for women and pushing them into taking leadership roles.
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