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Rana Abdullah Zamai on building the future of women in Saudi mining

By Neville Judd on March 8, 2026
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By Neville Judd Rana Abdullah Zamai is no stranger to hard work. Already editor in chief of the Saudi Geological Survey’s Ardhona publication, and Deputy chairwoman of the Kingdom’s Professional Fashion Association Board, Zamai spent most of her 2025 annual vacation forming Women in Mining’s Saudi Arabia chapter. Less than a year on, WIM-Saudi Arabia is already broadening the country’s talent pool of future miners through strategic partnerships with Saudi mining companies. Broadening the country’s mining talent pool is central to the organisation’s mandate, said Zamai, now its chairwoman. “We want to empower and connect women across the mining value…

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