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Saudi princess to head multi-sports federation

Riyadh - Princess Rima is a graduate in museology from an American university

By AFP

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Published: Sat 14 Oct 2017, 11:41 PM

Last updated: Sun 15 Oct 2017, 1:45 AM

A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in a first for women in the kingdom where men dominate all sports, an official said on Saturday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan has become "the first woman to lead a federation" covering sporting activities for men and women.
In August 2016, the princess scored another first for women in Saudi Arabia when she was named by the cabinet to a senior post in the kingdom's equivalent of a sports ministry.
A daughter of a former Saudi ambassador to Washington, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Princess Rima is a graduate in museology from an American university.


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