Mody Al-Khalaf is a Saudi diplomat and academic who was a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia from December 2016 to 2020. She is the first Saudi female diplomat to hold the position of assistant attaché at the Saudi Cultural Attaché in United States, which is the highest diplomatic position for a Saudi woman in the Kingdom's attachés abroad.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Mody Al-Khalaf | |
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| Member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia | |
| In office December 2016 – 2020 | |
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| Alma mater | Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University Stanford University |
Education edit
Al-Khalaf was born in Saudi Arabia. She completed her PhD in Applied Linguistics with a specialization in Computational linguistics from Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in 2007.[7]
Career edit
Al-Khalaf was appointed as director of Cultural and Social Affairs, cultural attaché, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Washington from 2008 to 2012.[7]
She served as a member of the Saudi Shura Council from 2016 to 2020.[8][9]
She has served as secretary general at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University 2021–2022.[10]
She is a supporter of women's rights and has authored writings addressing various topics in both English and Arabic languages.[11]
Personal life edit
Al-Khalaf is the founder of a Saudi restaurant, Aldeerah, in Virginia.[12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "موضي الخلف أول سعودية في منصب مساعد الملحق الثقافي". العربية (in Arabic). 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Who are the women named in Shoura Council?". Saudi Gazette. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "The slow march of progress: Saudi appoints first senior female diplomat | Al Bawaba". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Malik, Nesrine (2011-03-11). "My top 10 Arab women". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Mody al-Khalaf | C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "29 Women Nominated to Saudi Shoura Council –". Islamic Voice. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b "Mody al-Khalaf marks new achievement for Saudi women". Al Arabiya. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ الرياض, مكة- (2019-12-03). "الخلف تناقش قضية المبتعثين مع ثلاثة سفراء سعوديين". صحيفة مكة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Shoura female members call for equal pay for Saudi women in private sector". Arab News. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Princess Nourah Prize Highlights Saudi Women's Excellence". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "The Game-Changing Saudi Women in The Shura Council". About Her. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ أخبار 24 (2015-07-23). "موضي الخلف: شرعت في مقاضاة 'قاذفي الذمم'.. وفخورة بامتلاكي مطعم 'الديرة'". أخبار 24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
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