Norah al-Faiz: Saudi Arabia Appoints First Female Minister
Image source: DoD MediaA reshuffle ordered by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has seen the the promotion of Norah al-Faiz to the deputy minister portfolio responsible for women’s education. This is the first time that the kingdom home to Islam’s holiest sites has given such a ministerial position to a women:
“Saudi Arabia has named a woman as deputy minister for education – the most senior role ever held by a female in the kingdom.
Norah al-Faiz was named as the deputy minister responsible for women’s education as part of a reshuffle of the cabinet, military and judiciary on Saturday….
…The reshuffle, King Abdullah’s first since he took power following the the death of his half-brother in 2005, also saw new education, justice and information ministers appointed.
The monarch also appointed Abdul-Aziz Khoja, who was previously ambassador to Lebanon, as information minister, replacing Iyad bin Amin Madani, state-run al-Ekhbariya television reported.
Clerics had often criticised Madani for allowing the local press to take greater liberty in challenging the establishment.” (Source: Al-Jazeera English)
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August 22nd, 2010 at 22:34
Why should we stop the Iranians from doing what we do – sit around and watch these expensive pieces of junk rust until they’re ready to be dragged off to the junk yard