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Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi

Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi

Saudi Arabian aviator

Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi (Arabic: هنادي زكريا الهندي) is the first Saudi woman to become a pilot.

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Biography

She was born in Mecca in September 1978. She passed her final exams at the Middle East Academy for Commercial Aviation in Amman, Jordan on 15 June 2005.[1] She has a ten-year contract with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company[2][3] as a pilot of his private jet, the Kingdom.

Recognitions

Al-Waleed is considered a proponent for female emancipation in the Saudi world, financed her training[1] and stated on her graduation that he is "in full support of Saudi ladies working in all fields".[2] Al-Hindi became certified to fly within Saudi Arabia in 2014.[4]

Reports highlighted the irony that a Saudi woman is allowed to pilot an aeroplane but may not drive a car (although this has changed in 2017[5]).[2][3] Al-Hindi, however, does not see this as a contradiction.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    First Saudi Female Pilot Graduates, Arab News, 16 June 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  2. [2]
    "First Saudi Female Pilot Lands Job With Kingdom Holding". 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004.
  3. [3]
    CNN Insight, January 19, 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Saudi Arabia: First woman to get pilot license". 23 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. [5]
    "Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for first time". www.abc.net.au. September 26, 2017.


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