Mody Al-Khalaf Explained

Mody Al-Khalaf
Office:	Member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia
Term Start:	December 2016
Term End:	2020
Alma Mater:	Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University Stanford University

Mody Al-Khalaf is a Saudi diplomat and academic who was a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia from December 2016 to 2020. She is the first Saudi female diplomat to hold the position of assistant attaché at the Saudi Cultural Attaché in United States, which is the highest diplomatic position for a Saudi woman in the Kingdom's attachés abroad.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Education

Al-Khalaf was born in Saudi Arabia. She completed her PhD in Applied Linguistics with a specialization in Computational linguistics from Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in 2007.^[7]

Career

Al-Khalaf was appointed as director of Cultural and Social Affairs, cultural attaché, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Washington from 2008 to 2012.

She served as a member of the Saudi Shura Council from 2016 to 2020.^{[8] [9]}

She has served as secretary general at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University 2021–2022.^[10]

She is a supporter of women's rights and has authored writings addressing various topics in both English and Arabic languages.^[11]

Personal life

Al-Khalaf is the founder of a Saudi restaurant, Aldeerah, in Virginia.^[12]

See also

• Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012-09-07 . موضي الخلف أول سعودية في منصب مساعد الملحق الثقافي . 2023-07-04 . العربية . ar.
2. Web site: 2016-12-05 . Who are the women named in Shoura Council? . 2023-07-04 . . English.
3. Web site: The slow march of progress: Saudi appoints first senior female diplomat Al Bawaba . 2023-07-04 . . en.
4. News: Malik . Nesrine . 2011-03-11 . My top 10 Arab women . en-GB . . 2023-07-04 . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: Mody al-Khalaf C-SPAN.org . 2023-07-04 . C-SPAN.
6. Web site: 2017-01-15 . 29 Women Nominated to Saudi Shoura Council – . 2023-07-04 . Islamic Voice . en-US.
7. Web site: 2012-09-08 . Mody al-Khalaf marks new achievement for Saudi women . 2023-07-04 . . en.
8. Web site: الرياض . مكة- . 2019-12-03 . الخلف تناقش قضية المبتعثين مع ثلاثة سفراء سعوديين . 2023-07-04 . صحيفة مكة . ar.
9. Web site: 2018-01-18 . Shoura female members call for equal pay for Saudi women in private sector . 2023-07-04 . . en.
10. Web site: Princess Nourah Prize Highlights Saudi Women's Excellence . 2023-07-04 . . en.
11. Web site: The Game-Changing Saudi Women in The Shura Council . 2023-07-04 . About Her . en.
12. Web site: أخبار 24 . 2015-07-23 . موضي الخلف: شرعت في مقاضاة 'قاذفي الذمم'.. وفخورة بامتلاكي مطعم 'الديرة' . 2023-07-04 . أخبار 24 . ar.