عفت الثنيان. عفت الثنيان : ملكة عربية

During the 1960s, she established the first two social agencies in Saudi Arabia — Women's Welfare Association in and Al Nahdah Women's Welfare Association in Riyadh one of her younger daughters attended Dar Al Hanan
Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Thunayan, Iffat's father, was a physician in the and her mother, Asia, was a woman Prince Faisal, who served as viceroy of the Hijaz, took Iffat back to Turkey with her aunt

Majority of the teachers were or , and the girls' section was strictly for daughters of the extended royal family.

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منحة دراسية في جامعة عفت في السعودية
Faisal, World Leaders Past and Present
الأميرة عفت الثنيان
In 2014 published a book entitled Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arab Queen
عفت الثنيان : ملكة عربية
Early life and education [ ] Iffat was part of the Al Thunayan of the
In August 1993 Iffat underwent surgery due to bowel ailment at medical center of Steve Coll 1 April 2008
She became honorary president of the "Saudi Arabian Renaissance Society" — a woman's society in Riyadh to teach women skills in crafts, and to assist needy families — in the organization's fifth anniversary In the 1970s, Iffat started the country's first community college for women

She contacted foreign tutors to educate her daughters.

من هي عفت بنت محمد بن سعود الثنيان آل سعود
She attended both Ottoman schools and modern schools following the establishment of the
منحة دراسية في جامعة عفت في السعودية
As neither spoke the other's language, they taught each other
عفت بنت محمد بن سعود الثنيان آل سعود
They had nine children — five sons and four daughters: , , , , , , , Latifa and
Marriage with Faisal [ ] In 1931, Prince Faisal met Iffat for the first time while she was undertaking a Makkah pilgrimage with her aunt She was remarkably well organized
Iffat's grandfather was Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud

She frequented many graduation ceremonies.

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وهكذا تأسست أول مدرسة رسمية للبنات في السعودية
In 1956, she donated money and land to build an for girls where they would also be educated
منحة دراسية في جامعة عفت في السعودية
She traveled far and wide across Saudi Arabia
قصة حياة الملكة عفت الثنيان ايقونة التعليم للاناث باللمملكة
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