“From 2016 to 2020, which was my four year term in the Shoura Council, it was in my opinion the most crucial term for women in Saudi Arabia because it just followed the announcement of Vision 2030. Those were the transformation years. And that’s where the bulk of the empowerment policies and rules and the regulations basically were being formed. So that was really special and I felt like I was on a mission.”

–Lina Almaeena, in an exclusive interview with The 966, discussing her service in Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council. In the interview, Almaeena also talks about what it took to be a working mother while commuting for her work on the Shoura Council while also managing her business, Jeddah United. [The 966 Podcast]