Leila Al Solh

Leila Al Solh (; born 1946) is the vice president of Alwaleed bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation and a former Lebanese minister of industry.

Early life and education Born in Beirut in 1946, Leila Al Solh is the youngest daughter of the late former Lebanese Prime Minister Riad Al Solh, and his wife Fayza Al Jabiri. Leila Al Solh is the aunt of Al Waleed bin Talal.

Leila Al Solh studied at the department of oriental studies of Saint Joseph University, Beirut.

Career Leila Al Solh served as the minister of industry in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Omar Karami from 2004 to 2005, making her one of the early woman ministers in Lebanon. Al Solh is the vice president of Alwaleed bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation in Lebanon since its establishment in August 2003. She argued that Bashar al-Assad shares his father's (Hafez al-Assad's) ambition to control Lebanon. On the other hand, Solh announced her support for the extension of president Emile Lahoud's term in 2004.

Publications Leila Al Solh published two books on Lebanon as follows:

Al Solh has been regarded as one of the most powerful women in the Middle East. She was named as one of the most powerful three women in 2008. She was considered to be the 4th most powerful woman among 100 Arab women in 2011. In 2012, she was nominated by Arabian Business as the 17th most powerful woman among 100 Arab women.

In 2009, Al Solh was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the American University of Science and Technology.

Personal life Leila Al Solh was married to former Lebanese education minister Majid Hamadeh. One of her daughters, Haya Majid Hamadeh, graduated from the faculty of medicine at American University of Beirut in 2005.