Mona Khazindar

Mona Khazindar (; born 1959) is a Saudi-American art historian and curator. She was the Director General of the Institut du Monde Arabe from 2011 to 2014.

Early life and education Khazindar was born in the United States. Her father, Abed Khazindar, was an author studying in the country at the time, and her mother, Shams al-Husseini Khazindar, was a journalist.

Khazindar studied comparative literature at the American University of Paris, and modern history at Sorbonne University. She is also a member of the advisory board of the King Abdulaziz Center of World Culture, and the Saudi Shoura Council.

Khazindar has founded Al Mansouria Foundation for Culture and Creativity, which promotes Arab contemporary art.

Awards

2012 Woman of the Year, the Forum of Arab Women

Personal life Khazindar is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. As of 2017, she was living in Riyadh.