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Saudi's First Female Editor-in-Chief

Somayya Jabarti is editor of the Saudi Gazette, an English-language daily based in Jeddah. It is rare for women to be promoted to such a public position in Saudi Arabia.

Somayya Jabarti is the editor-in-chief of the Saudi Gazette, one of the biggest English-language dailies in Saudi Arabia. As the first female editor of a major publication in the country, she has risen to the top in a society with very few female leaders. Somayya is one of the BBC World Service's 100 Women - a project which recognises the achievements of women across the world.

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(Photo: Somayya Jabarti, courtesy of S. Jabarti)

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