| Her Royal HighnessLamia bint Majid Al Saud | |
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| Citizenship | Saudi Arabia |
| Education | BA Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication. Minor in Journalism, Misr International University 1997-2002 |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Employer | Alwaleed Philanthropies |
| Organization | United Nations |
| Known for | Philanthropy and humanitarianism |
| Title | Princess |
| Family | Al Saud |
Lamia bint Majid Al Saud (Arabic: لمياء بنت ماجد آل سعود) is a Saudi royal who is Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies.
Biography
Princess Lamia is the daughter of Prince Majed bin Saud, who is the son of King Saud bin Abdulaziz AlSaud. She graduated in 2001 with a BA in Public Relations & Marketing from Misr International University in Cairo. In 2003 she began a publishing company called Sada Al Arab, which published three magazines. In 2010 her novel, Children & Blood, was published which discussed honour killings and women's rights in the Middle East.
In 2016 she was appointed Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies. She had previously held the role of Executive Manager of Media & Communications there.
In September 2019 she opened a new Islamic art department at the Louvre.
In 2020 she was appointed a UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador, with a brief to support "sustainable urbanisation".
Awards
- Honorary medal from the Vice-President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh (2017)
- Achievement in Philanthropies Award - Arab Women of the Year (2017)
- Baden Powell Fellowship - World Scout Foundation (2018)
- Most influential figure - Arab Council for Social Responsibility (2021)
References
- "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud". Concordia. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- "The empowering Saudi princess who's made it her life's mission to give back". Emirates Woman. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud | The Business of Philanthropy". www.businessofphilanthropy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- Soubrouillard, Régis; Conesa, Pierre; Haoues, Seniguer; Farhat, Sofia Karampali (2021-04-21). Le Lobby saoudien en France (in French). Denoël. ISBN 978-2-207-16065-7.
- "HRH Princess Lamia bint Majed AlSaud | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- "Saudi Arabia's Princess Lamia has Unveiled a New Islamic Art Space at the Louvre in Paris". Vogue Arabia. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Human First". alwaleedphilanthropies.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- "HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States | United Nations in Saudi Arabia". saudiarabia.un.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ""لمياء بنت ماجد" تفوز بجائزة الشخصية الأكثر تأثيرًا في مجال العمل الخيري التنموي". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). 16 November 2021.
External links
- Arab News: Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al-Saud (film)
- Khaleej Times: 'The hardest thing in life is to know who you really are': HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud (interview)
- Judge Business School: HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud in conversation with Badr Jafar