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Loujain al-Hathloul

1989 - Today

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Loujain al-Hathloul (Arabic: لجين الهذلول Lujjayn al-Hadhlūl; born 31 July 1989) is a Saudi women's rights activist, social media figure, and political prisoner. She has been arrested on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia. In May 2018, she and several prominent women's rights activists were kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and deported to Saudi Arabia where they were charged with "attempting to destabilise the kingdom." Her ex-husband, Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi, had also been forcibly returned from Jordan to the Kingdom and was under arrest. For her women's rights activism, Al-Hathloul was awarded the 2019 PEN America /Barbey Freedom to Write Award and the 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loujain al-Hathloul is the 666th most popular social activist (up from 711th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 254th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Loujain al-Hathloul ranks 666 out of 840. Before her are Edvin Kanka Cudic, Aed Carabao, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Mario Savio, Azimzhan Askarov, and María Elena Moyano. After her are Fartuun Adan, Siti Musdah Mulia, Flora Drummond, Beyers Naudé, Karina Pankievich, and Lydia Cacho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Loujain al-Hathloul ranks 183. Before her are Aysel Teymurzadeh, Jordi Masip, Pizzi, Anna Todd, Cam Newton, and Arca. After her are Milan Badelj, Jake Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Alan Carvalho, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, and Bas Dost.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Loujain al-Hathloul ranks 228 out of 354. Before her are Haifaa al-Mansour (1974), Melora Walters (1960), Mohammed Noor (1978), Raif Badawi (1984), Princess Rajwa Al Hussein (1994), and Elly Akira (1986). After her are Samia al-Amoudi (1957), Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982), Yousuf Al-Thunayan (1963), Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980), Salman Al-Faraj (1989), and Hiba Abu Nada (1991).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Loujain al-Hathloul ranks 4. Before her are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), and Manal al-Sharif (1979). After her are Samar Badawi (1981), and Rahaf Mohammed (2000).

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