First Female Commercial Pilot in Saudi Arabia

Yasmeen Al Maimani has become the first female commercial pilot in Saudi Arabia, six years after she obtained her aviation licence from the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority. The history-making Saudi had completed 300 hours of flying practice in the United States, and then swapped her American license for a Saudi one in 2013. In an Instagram post, she captioned the photo: “Thank God, I achieved my dream today. Released as First Officer.”