Mervat TASHKANDI

Advisor and Director General of Tawafuq Program at Saudi Arabian Ministry of Labour

Dr Mervat Tashkandi is Advisor to the Ministry of Labor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She is an effective leader on issues related to disability, with more than 27 years experience in working strategically to effect long-term attitudinal and major social change in relation to the rights of persons with disabilities. She currently advices and coordinates technical cooperation projects at the Ministry of Labor - KSA in relation to the legislations for employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector. She is also involved in the development of the Employers Business and disability Network, and works closely with the ILO Global Business and Disability Network in Geneva. Year of this biography: 2017