Ameera al-Taweel

For other people named al-Taweel, see al-Taweel (disambiguation).

Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef al-Taweel al-Otaibi
أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي‎
Born (1983-11-06) 6 November 1983 (age 41)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materUniversity of New Haven (BBA)
Occupations
  • Philanthropist
  • activist
Years active2008–present
OrganizationSilatech
Spouses
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(m. 2008; div. 2013)​
Khalifa bin Butti al-Muhairi
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(m. 2018)​
Children1 (with Khalifa)
FamilyTribe of Otaibah (by birth)
House of Saud (by marriage)

Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef al-Taweel al-Otaibi (Arabic: أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي; born 6 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian philanthropist and ex-princess.[1] Born into the Tribe of Otaibah, she became affiliated with the House of Saud after marrying al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud in 2008. She was the vice chairwoman of the al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, a charity in Saudi Arabia, for the duration of her marriage, which ended in a divorce in 2013. Ameera is currently a member of the board of trustees at Silatech, a youth employment organization in Qatar. She has been a long-standing advocate for Saudi women's rights.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Princess Ameerah Al Taweel". House of Saud. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Stack, Liam (29 September 2011). "Saudi Men Go to Polls; Women Wait". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ Specia, Megan (6 January 2017). "Women Defy Saudi Restrictions in Video, Striking a Nerve". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2021.