Saudi environmental scientist.

She is an expert in environmental biotechnology, founder and chairwoman of the Saudi Environmental Society , an ambassador for environmental leadership in the same society, an associate professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Science at King Abdulaziz University , and an honorary fellow of the BPW International network.

She served as Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Environment Society, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Charitable Society for AIDS Patients , the Supreme Council of the Urban Observatory, and as a representative of the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED) for women's issues in Saudi Arabia.

She was a reviewer and auditor of the sixth Global Environment Outlook report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme in 2019, and was a member of the Arab Businesswomen Council , the Taiba Women's Charitable Society, the Jeddah-based Al-Iman Charitable Society for Cancer Patients Care, the National Research Center, and the King Fahd Medical Research Center.

She also served as Executive Director of the United Nations Climate Action 20 (UN Climate Action 20) Programme, Acting Deputy Executive Director of the Saudi Environment Society, Head of the Women, Children and Environment Office at the Arab-European Environment Organization, Board Member, Regional Researcher and Educational Advisor at the Gulf American Foundation for Space, Technology and Environment, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at King Abdulaziz University.

She launched several environmental initiatives in Saudi Arabia, including the Environmental Police Initiative, the Green Hajj and Umrah Strategy Initiative, and the Sustainable Fashion Industry Initiative. She is considered the first Saudi scientist in the field of environment and sustainable development, and the first Saudi to contribute to adding an environmental clause to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2015. She has also been classified as an international expert in strategic planning for integrated environmental management and green investment.

She has extensive research in the field of environmental pollutant treatment, and in 2012, she was selected to be part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team to implement scientific and research projects and programs to develop the Gulf.

She has received several awards, including the 2018 Takreem Award for Sustainable Environmental Development, the 2011 Arab Women Environmental Leaders Award from the Arab-European Environment Organization, and the title of the first Ambassador for Environmental Leadership from Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. She was also honored in the Women in Science Hall of Fame in 2013 by the US Department of State.

She holds a PhD in Biotechnology for Environmental Pollutant Treatment from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom in 2010, a Master's degree in Biotechnology for Hydrocarbon Pollutant Treatment from the same university in 2007, a Master's degree in Microbiological Physiology from King Abdulaziz University in 1997, and a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the same university in 1987.