Women Power Could Become Prominent in Saudi Defence Growth Map 2030

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 The Kingdom plans to include women in top leadership positions in times to come




As Afghanistan pushes back women emancipation into the dark ages, Saudi Arabia is going one step further to ensure they get their due. At the DSEI trade fair in London, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) CEO Walid Abukhaled has indicated that he sees a woman leading the company in the near future.  Mr. Abukhaled especially advocated for a female engineer and the fact that its time the Kingdom could bring back its female workforce back to its roots.

He referred to the fact that many talented women are working abroad. “Attracting the best and brightest to work in the industry was key to hitting the 50-percent goal, and that included tempting back female Saudis who are employed abroad,” said the CEO emphatically.

 The 50percent goal has been set by the government to see its spending be invested in defence equipment.  While hinting that the change may not happen immediately, but it will happen as the Kingdom continues to be extremely supportive of the growth of women. SAMI is a state-owned defense company launched in May 2017 by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

As opportunities are made available for women to take up top positions in the company, it is (obviously) desirable that those women who are working in France, US or Europe should find it lucrative to come back and add to their own nation’s economy.  Female participation in the Saudi labour market has risen dramatically in recent years, shooting up from 19.7 percent in 2018 to 33 percent by the end of 2020 - an increase of 64 percent in just two years.

Joint venture deals have already been struck with French company Thales and Belgium based firm CMI Defence, and memorandums of understanding have been signed with Russia’s Rosoboronexport, US’s Boeing, and France’s Naval Group.

Saudi Arabia has a 50 percent localization target. It is therefore looking at all avenues to retain its own talent and pool

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