Nadia Bakhurji facts for kids

Nadia H. Bakhurji is a Saudi architect and businessperson.

Career and education

Bakhurji gained her BSC in Interior Architecture from King Faisal University in 1989. She established the company Riwaq of the Kingdom Est (ROK). In 2007, she founded Nadia Bakhurji Architectural and Interior Design Consultants in Riyadh.

Womens' rights activism

Bakhurji has advocated for allowing Saudi women to drive.

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" when women's suffrage was banned in Saudi Arabia. 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.

Personal life

Bakhurji is the eldest of the 7 siblings.

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