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Guide to Women in Leadership
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (al-Arabiyya as-Saudiyya)
(No suffrage until Local suffrage was granted for men from 2005, the same year women were
allowed to stand as candidates and vote for the Chamber of Commerce in Jeddah,
and Lama al-Suleiman and Nashwa Taher were among 12 candidates
voted onto the board
)
2009- Deputy Minister of Education for Women's Affairs Norah al-Faiz
Last update 14.02.09