Aseel Al-Hamad
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Aseel Al-Hamad is a Saudi Arabian interior designer, engineer, and motorsport enthusiast. She became the first female board member of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation and is a member of the International Automobile Federation.
Biography
Aseel Al-Hamad is a Saudi Arabian interior designer engineer. In 2009 she graduated from Prince Sultan University with a degree in interior design engineering, and went on to found IDegree Design, an engineering and design firm. Al-Hamad is also a member of the Saudi Council of Engineers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1326926/saudi-arabia|title=FaceOf: Aseel Al-Hamad, board member of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation|date=2018-06-24|work=Arab News|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en}}
Al-Hamad is a noted motorsports advocate; she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to import and own a Ferrari, and is a member of the International Automobile Federation, which appointed her to represent Saudi Arabia at the Women in Motorsport Commission. In December 2017 she was appointed as a board member of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation (SAMF) as the first female board member.
In the wake of Saudi Arabia's lifting of a ban on women driving on 24 June 2018, Al-Hamad performed a celebratory lap in a Lotus Renault E20 prior to the opening of the 2018 French Grand Prix. This celebration received considerable attention in the media.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-france-saudi/saudi-woman-drives-f1-car-on-historic-day-idUSKBN1JK0CK|title=Saudi woman drives F1 car on historic day|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/MAGAZINE-saudi-woman-drives-formula-1-car-marking-end-of-ban-on-female-drivers-1.6202148|title=Saudi Woman Drives Formula 1 Car, Marking End of Ban on Female Drivers|agency=Reuters|date=2018-06-25|work=Haaretz|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-25/saudi-woman-drives-f1-car-on-historic-day-for-country/9904558|title='Dream the impossible': Saudi woman drives Formula One car in historic moment for nation|date=2018-06-25|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-AU}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623174723/photos-saudi-women-start-driving-but-activists-remain-jailed|title=PHOTOS: Saudi Women Start Driving, But Activists Remain Jailed|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en}}
Prior to the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Al-Hamad and W Series driver Abbi Pulling became the first women to drive a Formula 1 car in Saudi Arabia.{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.aseel-al-hamad-and-abbi-pulling-become-first-women-to-drive-an-f1-car-in.7sqqQL7xOozja19y0arH5z.html|title=Aseel Al Hamad and Abbi Pulling become first female to drive an F1 car in Saudi Arabia|work=formula1.com|access-date=2022-03-24|language=en}}