Nadia Bakhurji Explained

Nadia H. Bakhurji is a Saudi architect and businessperson.[1]

Career and education

Bakhurji 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.

Women's rights activism

Bakhurji 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, 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

Bakhurji is the eldest of the 7 siblings.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 March 2021 . Saudi Female Architects Redefine the Kingdom One Building at A Time . 27 February 2022 . abouther.com . Saudi Research and Publishing Company.
  2. Web site: The story behind Saudi Arabia's most famous female architect. Mirza. Mohammed. 2018-03-04. StepFeed. en. 2019-03-27.
  3. News: 2022 . Power List 500 . 27 February 2022 . Arabian Business.
  4. Web site: Saleh . Heba . 2007 . Barrier of silence has been broken: [SURVEYS EDITION] ]. Financial Times; London (UK).
  5. News: September 26, 2011 . Saudi Women To Receive Right To Vote — In 2015 . 27 February 2022 . npr.org . National Public Radio.
  6. News: October 12, 2004 . Saudi Women Barred From Voting . 27 February 2022 . . CBS.
  7. News: Walter . Natasha . 2005-02-05 . Veiled hopes . 2024-04-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.