Haifa Al Mansour ( Film Director )
Lubna Olayan ( Olayan Financing Company )
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Haifa Al Mansour ( Film Director )
A brave film director challenging the conservative norms of society in Saudi Arabia , Haifa Al Mansour ’ s Wadjda was the first ever Saudi movie to be nominated for an Oscar , making the shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film . It won three prizes at the 2012 Venice Film Festival , and even put Al Mansour ’ s life in danger while filming , with death threats and other heckling a common occurrence .
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Lubna Olayan ( Olayan Financing Company )
Arguably Saudi Arabia ’ s most important and successful businesswoman , Lubna Olayan is CEO of Olayan Financing Company , founded by her father in 1947 . The conglomerate has interests in manufacturing , services , supply chain and stock markets , and Olayan became the first woman to speak at a mixed conference in Saudi Arabia in 2004 with her speech at the Jeddah Economic Forum .
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