Muna AbuSulayman
| Muna AbuSulayman | |
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Muna AbuSulayman at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia in 2012
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| Born |
16 May 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Alma mater | George Mason University |
| Occupation |
MBC Co-host Kalam Nawaem (2002–2007) King Saud University Lecturer, English Department (1997–2004) Kingdom Holding, Executive manager of Strategic Studies and Research Initiatives(2004-2006) Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, Executive Director(2006–present) |
| Notable credit(s) | Kalam Nawaem (MBC) Co-host (2002–2007) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Website | http://www.munaabusulayman.com |
Muna AbuSulayman, (Arabic: منى أبو سليمان; born 16 May 1973) is an Arab and Muslim media personality. She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company and co-host of one of MBC TV’s most popular social programs, Kalam Nawaem (“Speech of the Soft”). In August 2013, Ms. AbuSulayman was announced as the Global Ambassador of Silatech.
As a public and media personality, she has spoken and written about issues related to society, women rights, community development, media, and building bridges of understanding between the East and West. In 2004, Ms. AbuSulayman was named a Young Leader by the World Economic Forum. In this capacity, she is often called upon to speak on issues related to challenges facing the youth around the world. In 2007, she became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to be appointed by the United Nations Development Program as a Goodwill Ambassador. As a goodwill ambassador she is often invited to promote certain humanitarian causes such as Tetanus Shot Campaign in 2011 for Yemen. In 2007, the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute presented Ms. AbuSulayman the Achievements in Regional and International Relations Award. In 2009, she was named one of the most influential Muslims in the world. A list of many of her awards appear at the end of the entry.
In a move that is an attempt to break the stereotypes of Saudi women, Ms. AbuSulayman is very active in reaching out to different audiences and appeared frequently in the news or as a panelist at the Davos World Economic Forum, Jeddah Economic Forum, C-100 of the World Economic Forum, Brookings Institution Conferences and many other venues. Furthermore, her speaking engagements have taken her all over the world, to the United States, England, Switzerland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Africa where she tries to showcase the accomplishments of the Arab world, the changes that are occurring in the GCC and most especially in her own country Saudi Arabia while unraveling the stereotypes of a what it means to be a modern Muslim women or a modern Saudi woman.
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