5 Awesome Facts About Princess Reema That Are A Reminder Of What An Inspiration She Is

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Princess Reema Bint Al Badar is nothing short of just incredible – and she recently gave everybody just all the more reasons to look up to her as an inspiration.

She has just been appointed as the new (and first female) ambassador to the US

Here are five things everybody must know about her.

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1. Princess Reema Bint Bandar is daughter of Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, the grandson of Ibn Saud (the founder of modern day Saudi Arabia, as we all know)

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2. The princess lived most of her life in the United States but moved back to Saudi Arabia in 2006 at the age of 28

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3. Princess Reema’s career in Saudi Arabia began at a Harvey Nichols in Riyadh

She soon became the first female CEO of the company and began intensively campaigning for more women in the workspace.

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4. In 2014, she stepped down as the CEO and launched Alf Khair (Arabic for ‘a thousand blessings’)

Al Khair is a social enterprise that aims to cultivate creative talent in the country and to promote that talent internationally. Alf Khair also developed Alf Darb, a training academy for women who want to enter the workforce.

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5. She first started making headlines after she became the first woman to be appointed the President of the Saudi Federation for Community Sports

Community Engagement Will Be Key To Foreign Investment In Saudi Arabia Princess Reema Says

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