[2] Al Faiz received a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from King Saud University in Riyadh in 1979.

She became head principal of the girls' section at Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Schools.

She was also appointed the director general of women's section of the institute of public administration in 1993, which she held until 2009.

[13] However, Ali Alyami argued that her appointment was largely a move to make democratic reformers ineffective in and outside the country with the goal of reducing global criticism over the Saudi segregationist policies and oppression of women.

Shortly, he thought that her appointment led to a short-lived positive impact on the psyche and ethos of Saudi society, but it did not last for a long-time.

Four months after her appointment, in June 2009, Norah Al Faiz told that "the time was still too soon for [the] topic ”of sports for girls.