Muna AbuSulayman

Muna AbuSulayman, (Arabic: منى أبو سليمان‎; born 16 May 1973) is Saudi businesswoman and activist. She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation,[1] the philanthropic arm of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company[2] and co-host of the Kalam Nawaem ("Speech of the Soft") television show. In August 2013, AbuSulayman was announced as the Global Ambassador of Silatech.[3] In 2004, AbuSulayman was named a Young Leader by the World Economic Forum.[4] 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.[5] As a goodwill ambassador she has championed humanitarian causes including the Tetanus Shot Campaign in 2011 for Yemen. In 2007, the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute presented AbuSulayman the Achievements in Regional and International Relations Award.[6] In 2009, she was named one of the most influential Muslims in the world.[7] AbuSulayman reaches out to different audiences and appears 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 other venues.[8] She is also a member of Soliya [2], an organization devoted to improving communications between East and West through university education. AbuSulayman also serves in the Advisory Board of Meedan[3], the premier content translation website service in the world for Arabic. Since 2004, AbuSulayman has also served as a volunteer director for the Friends of Saudi Arabia Association and remains a member of the Saudi Media Association.[9]