Loujain al-Hathloul held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Loujain al-Hathloul as Saudi Arabian activist.
Loujain al-Hathloul was born at Jeddah in 1989. Her recorded nationality is Saudi Arabia. She was educated at University of British Columbia and Sorbonne.
Modern political life is continuous and public: careers are made and unmade at a speed that leaves little room between decision and verdict.
She is described as activist, human rights defender and feminist.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Bertha and Carl Benz Prize (2020) and Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2020).
That the career was made in Saudi Arabia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Loujain al-Hathloul's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Bertha and Carl Benz Prize — 2020
- Václav Havel Human Rights Prize — 2020
- Educated at University of British Columbia and Sorbonne
