Manal al-Sharif
- January 6, 2024
- Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Manal al-Sharif |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 25, 1979(1979-04-25) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Mecca |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Birth City | Makkah Region |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Manal al-Sharif Biography
| Name | Manal al-Sharif |
| Birthday | Apr 25 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Mecca |
| Home Town | Makkah Region |
| Birth Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | First husband , Rafael |
| Children(s) | 2 sons |
Manal al-Sharif is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on April 25, 1979 in Mecca, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia. Manal al-Sharif, Arabic: mnl.lshryf; 25 April 1979), is a Saudi woman’s rights activist. She helped to start the right to drive campaign. Wajeha al Huwaider captured al-Sharif in a car during the campaign. The video was uploaded to YouTube and Facebook. Al-Sharif, who was taken into custody on 21 May 2011, was released and later rearrested. Al-Sharif was released by bail on 30 May with the conditions that he not drive, return for questioning, and not talk to the media. The New York Times and Associated Press attributed the women’s driving campaign to the Arab Spring, as well as the prolonged al-Sharif’s imprisonment due to Saudi authorities fear of protests.
Al-Sharif lodged an objection to the General Directorate of Traffic Riyadh 15 November 2011, after officials rejected her driver’s license application. Samar Badawi also filed a similar suit on February 4, 2012.
In late May, al-Sharif drove her car in al-Akrabiyah, Khobar with al-Huwaider filming. The video was posted to YouTube and Facebook. In the video, al-Sharif stated, “This is a volunteer campaign to help the girls of this country [learn to drive]. At least for times of emergency, God forbid. What if whoever is driving them gets a heart attack?” She was detained by the religious police (CPVPV) on 21 May and released after six hours. By 23 May 2011, about 600,000 people had watched the video.
In 2011, a group of women including Manal al-Sharif started a Facebook campaign named “Teach me how to drive so I can protect myself” or “Women2Drive” that says that women should be allowed to drive. The campaign calls for women to start driving from 17 June 2011. By 21 May 2011, about 12,000 readers of the Facebook page had expressed their support. Al-Sharif describes the action as acting within women’s rights, and “not protesting”. Wajeha al-Huwaider was impressed by the campaign and decided to help.
Foreign Policy magazine named al-Sharif as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2011. She was also listed in Forbes List of Women Who (Briefly), Rocked that same year. Al-Sharif was named by The Daily Beast one of the most fearless women of 2012 and Time magazine one of the 100 most influential people of 2012. She was also awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent at Oslo Freedom Forum.
Manal al-Sharif Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Manal al-Sharif is one of the richest Writer from Saudi Arabia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Manal al-Sharif 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Saudi Arabian women had restricted freedom of movement. In practice, they were not allowed to drive motor cars. Many women from Riyadh were arrested in 1990 for driving their cars to protest. They were also detained for one day and had their passports taken away. Some of them even lost their jobs. Wajeha Al- Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Uyyouni co-founded the Association for the Protection and Defense of Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia. In September 2007, they submitted a 1,100-signature petition to King Abdullah requesting that women be allowed to drive. Huwaider recorded herself driving on International Women’s Day 2008. The video received worldwide media attention after it was uploaded to YouTube. Najla Hariri from Jeddah was inspired by the Arab Spring and began driving in May 2011. She stated that “Before Saudi Arabia, you had never heard of protests.” After what happened in the Middle East we began to accept a group going outside and saying their opinions loudly, and this has had an effect on me.”
She was first married in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and had a child in 2005. Her marriage ended in divorce. According to Saudi divorce laws, her ex-husband was granted full legal custody of the child. After the separation, Al-Sharif moved from Saudi Arabia to Dubai and had to return to Saudi Arabia to visit her son. Her ex-husband wouldn’t allow her to travel. Al-Sharif applied to the court to challenge the travel restriction. However, the court declined and cited an Islamic text from 10 centuries ago about the danger of the child’s death while traveling such a long distance.
The day after al-Sharif’s arrest, another woman was detained for driving a car. She drove with two women passengers in Ar Rass and was detained by traffic police in the presence of the CPVPV. She was released after signing a statement that she would not drive again. In reaction to al-Sharif’s arrest, several more Saudi women published videos of themselves driving during the following days. On 26 May, authorities said that al-Sharif would remain in detention until 5 June 2011, according to Waleed Abu Al-Khair. Al-Sharif was conditionally freed on 30 May. Her lawyer Adnan al-Saleh said that she had been charged with “inciting women to drive” and “rallying public opinion”. The conditions of Al-Sharif’s release include bail, returning for questioning if requested, not driving and not talking to the media. As possible reasons for al-Sharif’s early release, The National cited al-Sharif having written a letter to King Abdullah, 4,500 Saudis signing an online petition to the King, and “an outpouring of indignation and disbelief by both Saudis and critics abroad that Ms al-Sharif was jailed for something that is not a moral or criminal offence.”
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Who is Manal al-Sharif Dating?
According to our records, Manal al-Sharif married to First husband , Rafael . As of December 1, 2023, Manal al-Sharif’s is not dating anyone.
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In December 2012, al-Sharif criticized an initiative by the Saudi government to inform husbands via SMS when their wives or dependents leave the country, in accordance with a law making men the legal guardians of their wives. “The small fact of the SMS story gives you the idea of the bigger problem with the whole guardianship system”, she wrote on Twitter. When King Abdullah appointed women to the advisory Shura Council for the first time in January 2013, al- Sharif criticized the reform as too small, noting that the Council was still not an elected body and could not pass legislation. In February, she worked to bring international attention to the case of five-year-old Lama al-Ghamdi, whose father Fayhan al-Ghamdi fatally raped, beat, and burned her; he served four months in jail and paid 1,000,000 riyals (roughly US$267,000) in blood money. On October 7, 2013, it was announced that al-Ghamdi had been sentenced to 8 years in prison, plus 800 lashes.
Facts & Trivia
Manal Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Saudi Arabia. Manal al-Sharif celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.
Al-Sharif has two sons. Her first son lives in Saudi Arabia with his grandmother, and her second son is in Australia with al-Sharif. As of June 2017, the two sons had never met in person other than from video calls.
Where is Manal Al-Sharif now?
Since 2017, Ms al-Sharif has been living in Sydney with her second husband, and their son Daniel, who is now seven years old. Her two sons have never met. But Ms al-Sharif is philosophical about what the women’s freedom movement has cost her.
What religion is Manal Al-Sharif?
Al-Sharif had another son in 2014 from her second marriage. Al-Sharif is fluent in English as she has lived in both New Hampshire and Australia. She considers herself a liberal Muslim. She is observant in most Islamic practices, including Halal, praying five to six times a day, etc.
How long was Manal Al-Sharif imprisoned for?
She was held in jail for nine days , and released only after her father appealed directly to the king. Al-Sharif continued to advocate for women’s rights in the years following her arrest. The following excerpt from al- Sharif’s new book Daring to Drive recounts the night of her arrest.
Where was Manal Al-Sharif born?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
When was Manal Al-Sharif born?
April 25, 1979 (age 43 years)