Areej Al Muallem
Secretary General of the Autism Families Association.
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Name in Arabic:
أريج المعلم
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Nationality:
Saudi
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Country of Residence:
Saudi Arabia
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Areej Al Muallem's Bio
Secretary General of the Autism Families Association since 2020, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
She has been a Business Development Advisor to the Specialized Sub-Council of Associations for People with Disabilities since November 2024, Chair of the Coordinating Committee for Autism Associations since March 2023, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Advisory Council for Autism Services since 2024.
She served as a member of the Businesswomen's Committee at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce from 2015 to 2019. She also served as Project Manager for Corporate Communications at the Vision 2030 Realization Office at the Ministry of Health from 2017 to 2020, CEO of Nafous Group from 2014 to 2019, and Head of the Psychology Department at the King Salman Center for Kidney Diseases from 2005 to 2014.
She also represented Saudi Arabia at the Primary Care Conference in Bahrain, the GCC Social Responsibility Conference in Abu Dhabi, and was part of a Saudi businesswomen delegation to the Netherlands.
She has prepared and delivered more than 65 lectures and organized more than 45 workshops locally and internationally, and has trained more than 3,700 people locally and internationally.
She attended over 100 conferences, forums, exhibitions and workshops inside and outside the Kingdom in the fields of health, education, development, investment and business.
She has over 19 years of experience in organizational development, strategic planning, and leadership, as well as experience in collaborating with government partnerships and international organizations to drive operational success and achieve strategic objectives.
She has received numerous awards and honors, most notably from the Delni Business Center , as one of 18 women in the Middle East in the field of business from Alfa Company, by the Emir of Riyadh, Faisal bin Badr bin Abdulaziz, and by the Ministry of Culture and Youth .
She holds a Master's degree in Educational Administration from the American University of London in the United Kingdom in 2008, a Higher Diploma in Professional Training from Carson Newman University in the United States in 2007, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from King Saud University in 2005, a Certificate of High Achievement in Training from King Saud University in 2009, an International Accreditation Certificate in Leadership Training from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 2015, and a Certificate in Public Relations and Diplomatic Relations Management from France.




