Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef al-Taweel al-Otaibi is a Saudi Arabian philanthropist and ex-princess.
14 Facts About Ameera al-Taweel
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Ameera al-Taweel was the vice chairwoman of the al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, a charity in Saudi Arabia, for the duration of her marriage, which ended in a divorce in 2013.
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Ameera al-Taweel has been a long-standing advocate for Saudi women's rights.
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Ameera al-Taweel was raised by her divorced mother and her grandparents in Riyadh.
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Together with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Ameera al-Taweel formally opened the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, where she accepted, from Prince Philip, an 800th Anniversary Medal for Outstanding Philanthropy.
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Ameera al-Taweel has been featured in Newsweek, The Daily Beast, and The Huffington Post, and was interviewed by Piers Morgan.
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Ameera al-Taweel's self-described approach to reform is one of "evolution, not revolution".
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Ameera al-Taweel says she wants to be among the first women to drive on Saudi roads.
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In 2012, Ameera al-Taweel was interviewed by Charlie Rose on Bloomberg and spoke about her work for equal rights and women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia through Alwaleed Foundations.
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Ameera al-Taweel is a member of the board of trustees of Silatech, an international youth employment organization with a focus on youth empowerment in the Arab world through the creation of jobs and greater economic opportunities to deal with unemployment in the region.
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Ameera al-Taweel is an honorary member of the Disabled Children's Association and an honorary board member of the Saudi Volunteering Society.
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Ameera al-Taweel is The founder and CEO of Times Entertainment and co-founder of Tasamy a non-profit organization that promotes social entrepreneurship.
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Ameera al-Taweel was the most high-profile newcomer to the CEO Middle East 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2012 list with a fourth-place ranking.
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Ameera al-Taweel received the Woman Personality of the Year Award from the Middle East Excellence Award Institute.