Present Address
(Residence)

:

Corniche Boulevard
P.O. Box 7895 Corniche Boulevard,
El Shatea, Jeddah 23412 - 2277, Saudi Arabia

Tel:  +966-2-6064675 / Fax:  +966-2-6063415

Business Address

:

Help Center

P.O. Box 51890, Jeddah 21553,

Saudi Arabia

Tel:  +966-2-6631113 Ext. 2010 / 2016

Fax: +966-2-6683109 / 660-6403

E-mail:  sh@helpcenter.med.sa

Civil Status

:

Widow of Late Sheikh Ahmed Juffali.

No. of Children

:

3 Sons & 1 Daughter.

Languages

:

Fluent in the following languages:

ARABIC

-

(Father's language)

GERMAN

-

(Mother's language)

ENGLISH

-

(Education)

FRENCH

-

(Education)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Schools/College Attended:

1939 - 1948

:

Primary & Intermediate (French) Education:
St. Joseph School, Jaffa, Palestine

1948 - 1950

:

Dawhat Al Adab School, Damascus, Syria

1950 - 1951

:

Suk Al-Gharb High School in Lebanon

1951 - 1954

:

College (American) Education:
Beirut College for Women (BCW), presently Lebanese
   American University (LAU)

Degree:  B. A. in Psychology & Sociology

WORK/ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES:

Year

               Name of Organization/Institution

SAUDI ARABIA

1958 *

Established and organized the "First Women Welfare Society (WWS) in Jeddah".

1. Lifetime Member

1965 *

Organized the 2nd Welfare Center, "The Al Faisaliyah Women Society (FWS)".

1. Lifetime Member

1970 To-Date **

Member of the Board of Trustees, "Dar Al Hanan School" (the First Girls School in Jeddah).

1985

Founder of the "Help Center" in Jeddah, for mentally handicapped children.

1999 **

Member of the Board of Trustees, "Effat Women's College" (the First Private Women's College in Saudi Arabia).

2001

Member of the Board of Trustees, "Arab Thought Foundation".

2001

Member of Women’s Council for National Project for Training & Employment of Women (under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce in Jeddah)

2004

Member of the Khadijah Bint Khowayled Center – Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

2005

Member of the Board of Trustees, "Saudi Institute for Health Services - Jeddah".

  * Both centers deal with "mother & child welfare in education and health".

** Both institutions were sponsored and chaired by Queen Effat, spouse of the Late King Faisal
     of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

BEIRUT, LEBANON

1960 To-Date

Member of the Society for the Relief of Palestine Refugee Camps in Beirut.

1970

Member of the Board of Trustees for 2-Terms, Beirut College for Women (BCW).

1998 - 2000

Member of the Board of Overseers, Lebanese American University (LAU), formerly Beirut College for Women (BCW).

2000

Re-elected as Member of the Board of International Advisors, Lebanese American University (LAU).

2003

Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of International Advisors, Lebanese American University (LAU).

CAIRO, EGYPT

2001

Member of the Board of Trustees, The American University in Cairo (AUC).

2005

Member of the Board of Advisory Trustees, The American University in Cairo (AUC).

JERUSALEM, PALESTINE

1954 To-Date

Member of the Board of Trustees, "Dar Al-Tifl Al Arabi Jerusalem" (Orphanage, School & College).

1995 To-Date

Member, Friends of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Committee.

2001

Member, Faisal Husseini Welfare Society in Jerusalem.

2002

Member, Non-Governmental Organization for the Relief of Medical and Hospitals Aid in Palestine (Jeddah Based).

JORDAN

2004

Member of the Board of Trustees, "The International Academy Amman" (Queen Rania Al-Abdallah).

U.S.A.

1997

Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of International VSA arts, Washington DC, and VSA arts KSA (Arts for children with special needs).

1998

Member of the Board of Advisors, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University, Washington DC.

2002

Member, Institute for Palestine Studies, Washington DC.

BUSINESS:

1985 To-Date

Founder & Member of the Board of Trustees of the Help Center.

1994 To-Date

Managing Director, Ahmed Juffali (AJ) Benevolent Foundation.

AWARDS & CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION:

Dates:

Institution / Organization:

-

:

Friends of Dar Al Tifl Al Arabi – Jerusalem

-

:

Sa’ad Al Sanei Center – Al Khobar

1976

:

Al Faisaliah Women Welfare Society – Jeddah

1980

:

Women Welfare Society – Jeddah

1984

:

Women Welfare Society – Jeddah

1985

:

Al Faisaliah Women Welfare Society – Jeddah

1988

:

Dar Al Hannan – Jeddah

1994

:

Dar Al Hannan – Jeddah

1995

:

Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services – Al Amal 9th Camp

2000

:

Al Multaqa Al Thakhafi – Jeddah

2002

:

Minister of Labour & Social Affairs – Rehabilitation &
Care of the Handicapped – Jeddah

2002

:

Technology Learning - Effat College Dean – Jeddah 

2002

:

The Way to Global Learning Symposium – Effat College – Jeddah

2004

:

Jeddah Economic Forum – Dar Al Hekma College – Jeddah

2004

:

Governor & People of Onaizah

2005

:

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2005

:

Distinguished Honorary Alumni Award – The American University in Cairo (AUC)

2006

:

Award of Excellence – Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut

Honorary Doctorate Awards:

February 2007

:

Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (Hon.LH.D.)
The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt

July 2007

:

Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (Hon.LH.D.)
Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon

GENERAL INTEREST:

1. Social Welfare Activities (Philanthropical work)
2. Arts
3. Music
4. Literature
5. Education