| Shaha Riza |
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| people from tripoli | |
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She was born in Tripoli Libya to a Libyan Father and Syrian-Saudi Mother. She grew up in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and the UK . She moved to the US after her marriage to Mr. Bulent Ali Riza in the late 80s. She holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from the University Of Oxford , where she studied at St Antony's College . She specialises in the Middle East, and has carried out field research in a number of Arab countries. Immediately before joining the World Bank she worked at the US National Endowment For Democracy , where she set up and led the Endowment’s Middle East Programs. Since joining the World Bank in 1997 she has worked with the Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development Group as the Senior Gender and Civil Society coordinator in the office of the MENA Chief Economist. In July 2002 she became the Manager for External Affairs and Outreach for the World Bank’s MENA region. At the present time she is working for Dick Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, in the State Dept. She has been romantically linked to the current head of the World Bank Paul Wolfowitz when he was an Undersecretary for Defense in the Bush Administration {Link without Title} . EXTERNAL LINKS Á |
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