Wajeha al-Huwaider

Wajeha al-Huwaider
وجيهة الحويدر
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer

Wajeha al-Huwaider (Arabic: وجيهة الحويدر) (born 1962 or 1963) is a Saudi activist and writer, who played a key role in the anti male-guardianship and women to drive campaigns during the early twenty-first century. She is a co-founder of the Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia. As a result of her work, al-Huwaider has been the recipient of both significant legal prosecution in Saudi Arabia and international praise.