Munerah Al-Rasheed Makes History as First Arab Woman Appointed to Lead World Customs Organization's RILOs
Munerah Al-Rasheed, an Arab woman with 18 years of experience, has been appointed as the leader of the World Customs Organization's Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices, making history as the first Arab woman to hold this position.
She was elected during the 31st Global Meeting of RILO at the organization's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and will serve for the next two years, until 2026.
Throughout her career, Al-Rasheed has taken on various roles, including director of RILO Middle East at the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority for the last six years, and program manager at the Human Resources Development Fund for two years, where she worked with small and medium-sized enterprises and creatives within the Kingdom.
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She has worked in various roles including two-year stints at Volkswagen and Al-Manahil Holding in public relations, a year as a regional manager at Credit Suisse, and six years as a manager of admissions and registration at Al-Yamamah University.
In her leadership positions, she represented 11 local offices in the Middle East in international institutions.
Al-Rasheed holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of New Haven in the US and an executive master’s degree in business administration from a collaborative program between Hochschule Furtwangen and Al-Yamamah University.