Afnan Alshuaiby
Executive Director of the Women Development Organization.
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Name in Arabic:
أفنان الشعيبي
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Full name:
Afnan bint Abdullah Al-Shuaibi
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Date of Birth:
November 1968
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58 Year)
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Nationality:
Saudi
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British
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Country of Residence:
United Kingdom , Saudi Arabia
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Afnan Alshuaiby's Bio
Saudi businesswoman.
She has been the Executive Director of the Women Development Organization since February 2022, the Founder and CEO of FNN Global since December 2020, and its Dean of Executive Directors. She has also been Chair of the Board of Directors of the Arab International Women's Forum in the United Kingdom since January 1, 2021.
She is also a member of:
- Board of Trustees of Fahd Bin Sultan University since November 2023.
- Board of Trustees of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue since November 2021.
- Advisory Committee at King Khalid University since July 2020.
- Executive Committee of the B20 team in Saudi Arabia since February 2020.
She was an independent non-executive member of the Advisory Board of PwC Middle East from 2021 to 2024, a board member of the Arab International Women's Forum from 2009 to 2020, and served as Director General of International Relations at the Ministry of Culture. She was also Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2018, where she was the first Saudi Arab woman to chair the Chamber.
She also served as an advisor to the President of the Saudi-US Business Council in Washington from 1998 to 2007, as a government affairs and business development advisor at Qorvis Communications, and as an assistant advisor to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, in addition to her work in her own private office.
She received the "Diplomat of the Year" award in 2011 from the British magazine "The Diplomat," making her the first Saudi woman to receive this award, and an award from the "International Alliance for Women" in 2011.
She holds a PhD in Leadership and Management from George Washington University in the United States of America, a Master's degree in Educational Administration and a certificate in International Relations from the American University in Washington, D.C., a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from King Saud University , a certificate in Executive Studies from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the American University in Washington.
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