Nabilah al-Tunisi

Nabilah al-Tunisi (born c.1959), also known as the Iron Lady, is the chief engineer for Saudi Aramco.

Life

The daughter of a Saudi general, Al-Tunisi grew up in Riyadh but at the age of 17 travelled to Portland, Oregon to study electrical engineering at Lewis & Clark College.[1] She then gained a masters in computer engineering from Oregon State University.[2] Her uncle, a friend of the Saudi oil minister, encouraged her to apply to Saudi Aramco,[1] and she joined the company as a computer systems engineer in 1982.

In 2010 Oregon State University honored her with membership of their Academy of Distinguished Engineers.[2] In 2014 Forbes Middle East listed her at # 4 in their list of the 200 Most Powerful Arab Women in Executive Management.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Christopher Helman, The Other Face of Saudi Aramco, Forbes, 24 July 2008
  2. 1 2 Oregon State University honors Saudi woman, Saudi Gazette, April 14, 2010
  3. ↑ 200 Most Powerful Arab Women - 2014: Executive Management
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