Muna AbuSulayman, (Arabic: منى أبو سليمان; born 16 May 1973) is an American-born Saudi businesswoman and activist.
She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation,[1] the philanthropic arm of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company[2] and co-host of the Kalam Nawaem ("Speech of the Soft") television show on the satellite network MBC 1.
AbuSulayman also serves on the advisory board of Meedan,[10] the premier content translation website service in the world for Arabic.
Her role in the station was as a presenter and she mainly focused on the social segment of the program in which she tried to convey the message to the viewer in the best way possible.
[11][14] In the corporate world AbuSulayman started working in Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holdings company.
In this capacity, she is developing and implementing the foundation's mission, vision, and operations for strategic philanthropy and humanitarian assistance.
[17][18] Talking about motherhood Muna said that the years mothers spend raising their children should be taken into consideration when they are applying for a job.
She justified this by saying that mothers gain a lot of experience raising children, they acquire skills like patience, multitasking and management, and these shouldn't be neglected by employers and should be compensated financially.
In an interview with the Saudi Gazette she said in order to help her children learn to use their time effectively there is a no-TV rule at home during the weekdays.