Lamia bint Majid Al Saud

Lamia bint Majid Al Saud (Arabic: لمياء بنت ماجد آل سعود) is a Saudi royal who is Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies.^[1]

Her Royal Highness Lamia bint Majid Al Saud
Citizenship	Saudi Arabia
Education	BA Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication. Minor in Journalism, Misr International University 1997-2002
Occupation	Philanthropist
Employer	Alwaleed Philanthropies
Organization	United Nations
Known for	Philanthropy and humanitarianism
Title	Princess
Family	Al Saud

Biography

Princess Lamia is the daughter of Prince Majed bin Saud, who is the son of King Saud bin Abdulaziz AlSaud.^[2] She graduated in 2001 with a BA in Public Relations & Marketing from Misr International University in Cairo.^[2] In 2003 she began a publishing company called Sada Al Arab, which published three magazines.^[2] In 2010 her novel, Children & Blood, was published which discussed honour killings and women's rights in the Middle East.^[3]

In 2016 she was appointed Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies.^[4][5] She had previously held the role of Executive Manager of Media & Communications there.^[6]

In September 2019 she opened a new Islamic art department at the Louvre.^[7]

In 2020 she was appointed a UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador, with a brief to support "sustainable urbanisation".^[8][9]

Awards

• Honorary medal from the Vice-President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh (2017)^[8][2]
• Achievement in Philanthropies Award - Arab Women of the Year (2017)^[8]
• Baden Powell Fellowship - World Scout Foundation (2018)^[8]
• Most influential figure - Arab Council for Social Responsibility (2021)^[10]