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Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi
هنادي زكريا الهندي
BornSeptember 1978 (age 46)
OccupationAviator

Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi (Arabic: هنادي زكريا الهندي) is the first Saudi woman to become a pilot.[1]

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.[2] She has a ten-year contract with Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company[3][4] as a pilot of his private jet, the Kingdom.

Recognitions

Al-Waleed, who is considered a proponent for female emancipation in the Saudi world, financed her training[2] and stated on her graduation that he is "in full support of Saudi ladies working in all fields".[3] Al-Hindi became certified to fly within Saudi Arabia in 2014.[5]

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[6]).[3][4] Al-Hindi, however, does not see this as a contradiction.[3]

See also

References


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  1. جريدة الوادي، هنادى الهندى أول [[طائرة|كابتن طائرة]] بالسعودية وقائدة الطائرة الخاصة ب[[الوليد بن طلال]]، بتاريخ 1 مارس 2014] Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 First Saudi Female Pilot Graduates Archived 2009-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Arab News, 16 June 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 First Saudi Female Pilot Lands Job With Kingdom Holding.  (24 November 2004)  Retrieved from link
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 CNN Insight Archived 2008-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, January 19, 2005.
  5. Saudi Arabia: First woman to get pilot license.  (23 April 2014)  Retrieved from link
  6. Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for first time.  (September 26, 2017)  Retrieved 2024-11-20 from www.abc.net.au