JEDDAH: Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez has been serving as director general of the women’s section of the Institute of Public Administration since 1993. She completed her master’s degree in educational techniques from Utah State University in 1982 and bachelor’s degree in social science from King Saud University in 1978.

Before taking up her role at the Institute of Public Administration, Al-Fayez was controller of education techniques at the Institute of Private Education under the Ministry of Education from 1989 to 1993.

She also served as director general of Girls’ Schools at the Kingdom Schools, was associate professor in education techniques from 1989 to 1995 at the College of Education, King Saud University; and lecturer and head of the Training Techniques Center from 1984 to 1988 at the women’s branch of the Institute of Public Administration.

Al-Fayez has also served as a member or adviser of the following organizations and committees:

Member of the Women’s Organizing Committee of Janadriya Festival in 1991 and 1992,

Member of the Board of Directors of the College of Literature at the General Presidency of Girls Education from 1994 to 2000,

Member of the Cultural Advisory Committee of Janadriya Festival in 1995,

Member of the Women’s Committee for the King Abdul Aziz Museum (Darah) from 1997 to 1999,

Adviser to the Prince Salman Social Center from 1998 to 2001,

Member of the Consultative Council of the National Museum from 1999 till date,

Member of the Consultative Council of the Supreme Commission for Tourism from 2001 to 2003,

Adviser to the King Abdul Aziz Women’s Charity Society in Qassim from 2000 to 2003,

Member of the women’s committee of the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Gifted Persons from 2002 to 2007,

Member of the Women’s Committee of the First Riyadh Economic Forum in 2003,

Head of the Women’s Committee of the Human Resources Development Forum under the Human Resources Development Fund in Riyadh in 2004, and

Member of the Women’s Science Committee for the Cultural Season of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth in 2005.

Al-Fayez has also attended a number of national and international seminars and courses, including:

Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Program, Oxford Management Center, London (2008); The Effective Training Management Workshop Course, Brussels (1985); Management Communication for Development, Washington (1994); Distance Education, Salzburg (1997); Management Work Conference, Denver (1997); Women in Management, Dubai (1998); and The Art of Leadership, Advanced Management, Euromatech, Amsterdam (2003).