Biographies: Noreia Al Saddani - Director

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A Kuwaiti director and writer. She was born in 1946 and received her education in the tribal school. After her family moved to another area, she continued her studies in Hawally. Because of her love for the radio since she was young, she applied to participate in the children’s program with Diaa Al-Ghanim, who was presenting a program for children. She joined the Arab Television Institute in Cairo, where she received theoretical and practical directing lessons from senior professors, most notably Kamal Al-Sheikh, Ahmed Farraj, and Nour El-Demerdash. She worked on Kuwait TV as the first female director, along with a number of notable directors. She directed a number of programs such as TV Mail and directed several dramatic works with a large number of stars, such as Suad Abdullah, Muhammad Al-Mansour, Hayat Al-Fahd, and others. She did not continue working for long with television and had a more important concern which is advocating the rights of Kuwaiti women. During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, she participated in voluntary work within the Kuwaiti Higher Committee in London and became responsible for the committee of the Kuwait Challenge magazine. After liberation, she played a distinguished role in documenting the biography of a number of Kuwaiti female martyrs and transformed the project into a radio series. She also made contributions in the field of press writing. She wrote many books, including The Lobbying Groups for the Kuwaiti Student Forces, The History of Kuwaiti Women, and the novel The Unforgettable Kuwait Epic.

• 31 October 2021
• Christina Aziz