Afnan al-Shuaibi was the first executive director of the Women’s Development Organization in Cairo

The Organization for the Advancement of Women in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is preparing to announce a set of important programs and activities in the field of women’s protection and empowerment following the announcement of the election of the first Executive Director. Since its inception last year, the organization has chosen Cairo as its permanent headquarters.

The Council of Ministers for the Development of Women announced during its third special session last week that it would appoint Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaib from Saudi Arabia as the organization’s Managing Director.

Last July, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the establishment of the Organization for Women’s Development Organization of the Islamic Cooperation Organization and the selection of Cairo as its permanent headquarters.

Afnan al-Shuaib

The Organization for the Advancement of Women is the first specialized international organization within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to promote and protect the rights of women and to improve their conditions in all member states of the Islamic Organization.

President CC has ordered Egypt to accept the annual contributions of the 22 least developed sister countries to the Organization for the Advancement of Women. On the way to join the organization.

Afnan al-Shuaib

In his statements after being appointed Managing Director of the Organization, Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaibi thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for appointing and supporting him as the first Managing Director of the Organization for the Advancement of Women.

Dr. Afnan thanked the Arab Republic of Egypt for its full support for the new organization, and expressed its generous support for the end of “His Excellency the President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s. The commitment was backed up from day one.

Dr. Afnan is the founder and CEO of the Al-Shuaib Foundation FNN Dean of International, and CEOs with extensive experience in the field of comprehensive and comprehensive management, his track record of achievements and achievements in the field of financial, strategic and operational leadership, during difficult stages and exceptional challenges in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Dr. Al-Shuaib served as the Director General for International Relations at the Ministry of Culture, where he handled talks between Riyadh and several international organizations in the areas of cooperation, cultural exchange and heritage conservation.

She previously held the position of General Secretary and CEO of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce in London, United Kingdom, where she was the first woman to hold this position for more than ten years. He has also served as an advisor to the chairman of the Saudi-American Business Council in Washington, where he previously served as an assistant consultant and as a consultant on government affairs and business development at Corwis Communications. At the Abu Dhabi Investment Commission.

Al-Shuaibi holds a PhD in Leadership and Management from George Washington University in the United States, a Masters Degree in Management and International Relations from the American University of Washington, and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from King South University. He holds a Bachelor of Management degree from Kennedy School of Harvard University and another Certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the American University of Washington.

He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue and a member of the Advisory Board of King Khalid University. G20 During its meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2020.

In 2011, he was awarded the “Diplomat” by the British Magazine “Ambassador of the Year” for his outstanding contribution to the development of trade relations between the Arab world and the United Kingdom. International Women’s Day “in 2011.

For her part, Dr. Maya Morsi, chair of the National Council for Women and the Office of the Executive and the Council for the Advancement of Women in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, congratulated Dr. Afnan al-Shuaibi. Appointed as the first Executive Director of the Organization for the Advancement of Women, she asserted her full support as the Chairperson of the Organization for the Advancement of Women and as the Representative of the Arab Republic. Egypt within the Church.

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Dr. Ahmed Sangendo, for his part, thanked the Egyptian government for its relentless efforts to enhance the status and empowerment of women in all fields and its effective functions. She has renewed her call for membership, especially in support of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and its efforts to protect the rights of women and their efforts to promote their role in the development of the Islamic Cooperation Organization as a whole, especially in support of the Organization for the Advancement of Women. States of Islamic Cooperation Organization Join the Organization for the Advancement of Women and Benefit from all its programs and activities in the field of women empowerment.