Nadia H. Bakhurji is a Saudi architect and businessperson.[1]
Career and education
editBakhurji gained her BSC in Interior Architecture from King Faisal University in 1989.[2] She established the company Riwaq of the Kingdom Est (ROK).[3] In 2007, she founded Nadia Bakhurji Architectural and Interior Design Consultants in Riyadh.[1]
Women's rights activism
editBakhurji has advocated for allowing Saudi women to drive.[4]
She was a founding board member for the Arab International Women's Forum in 2000. She became the first Saudi woman to register as candidate for the Riyadh Local Municipality elections, in 2004,[3] which was subsequently "nullified by Saudi officials"[5] when women's suffrage was banned in Saudi Arabia.[6] In 2009, Nadia challenged the decision of permitting women to participate in the Saudi city council elections of 2009, which women were usually excluded from. As of 2009, six women including Nadia came forward as candidates with the support of striking women's right activist and campaigner, Hatoon al-Fassi.[7]
Personal life
editBakhurji is the eldest of the 7 siblings.
References
edit- ^ a b "Saudi Female Architects Redefine the Kingdom One Building at A Time". abouther.com. Saudi Research and Publishing Company. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Mirza, Mohammed (2018-03-04). "The story behind Saudi Arabia's most famous female architect". StepFeed. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ a b "Power List 500". Arabian Business. 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Saleh, Heba (2007). "Barrier of silence has been broken: [SURVEYS EDITION]". Financial Times; London (UK).
- ^ "Saudi Women To Receive Right To Vote — In 2015". npr.org. National Public Radio. September 26, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Saudi Women Barred From Voting". CBS News. CBS. October 12, 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Walter, Natasha (2005-02-05). "Veiled hopes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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