Saudi Arabia appointed its second female ambassador, Amal Yahya al-Moallimi, as ambassador to Norway, according to the Saudi media.
The first woman to hold such a position is Princess Reema bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US.
Al-Moallimi was one of many new ambassador-designates that took the oath of office virtually on Tuesday before King Salman, in the presence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, SPA reported.