Tala Al-Jahlan has been the acting executive director of legal affairs at the G20 Saudi Secretariat and heading the legal affairs and compliance department since this August.
She spoke about her role at the secretariat in an interview recently, saying that her team had an essential role as it supported other departments to facilitate daily tasks, organize relations locally and internationally and frame these relations on clear legal grounds.
“We are the result of our country’s and leadership investments in the youth, we are an example of such support and empowerment,” she added. “I’m proud to be a product of my country. I have been educated in Saudi Arabia and had my career in Saudi. I have been taught and trained by Saudis.”
In addition to her job at the G20 Saudi Secretariat, she has been pursuing an education in commercial law at Prince Sultan University since 2019.
She studied for a law degree at the university between 2006 and 2011 and, prior to her current position, was a senior legal adviser at the G20 Saudi Secretariat from last October until August this year.
She started her career as an internship trainee at Al-Sulaim Al-Awaji and Partners Law Firm between Sept. 2010 and April 2011, becoming a senior legal adviser at the same firm between May 2011 and Oct. 2019.
Al-Jahlan has represented international and Saudi Arabian corporations and families in transactions connected to corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, foreign direct investment, facility agreements, agency, and distributorship matters.
Tala Al-Jahlan, executive director of legal affairs at the G20 Saudi Secretariat
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Tala Al-Jahlan, executive director of legal affairs at the G20 Saudi Secretariat
- Al-Jahlan studied for a law degree at the university between 2006 and 2011 and, prior to her current position, was a senior legal adviser at the G20 Saudi Secretariat from last October until August this year
WHO to accredit Asir region for governance and public services
- Praise for community participation, education, health
- Asir can be used as model for other areas, says WHO
RIYADH: The World Health Organization will accredit several areas in Asir region for the quality of their governance and integrated services, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
During a recent visit, the WHO delegation rated the cities of Abha, Tareeb, and Muhayil Asir, as well as King Khalid University.
The delegation praised the level of institutional performance of the Healthy Cities and Quality of Life Program Office at Asir principality, describing it as an advanced national model in governance and cross-sectoral integration.
The assessment was part of a field visit by the delegation from Dec. 14 to 22. The WHO officials were accompanied by a team from the Ministry of Health.
The delegation recorded positive impressions regarding the level of community participation, the integration of health with quality of life, and pride in local identity.
The delegation recommended continued support of Asir’s Healthy Cities and Quality of Life Program Office as a national center of expertise, completion of the accreditation procedures for the cities, and building on developmental observations.
It also called for Asir region to be used as a model for other areas.
The visit included a review of health, education and community initiatives and tours of government entities and municipalities.
