Wafa Al-Marzouqi becomes Saudi Arabia’s first female consul general
Wafa Al-Marzouqi was sworn in as consul general in Houston, becoming the first Saudi woman to hold the position.
Wafa Al-Marzouqi has become Saudi Arabia's first female consul general, sworn in as the representative in Houston, United States. The Saudi woman was appointed to this position, making history as the first female consul general in the country. The swearing-in ceremony took place before Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, who oversaw the ceremony for the two new consuls general at his ministry's headquarters in Riyadh.
Wafa bint Abdullah Al-Marzouqi, along with Dr. Sultan bin Farraj Al-Nafel, who was appointed as consul general in Erbil, Iraq, both took the oath of allegiance before the minister.
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