Unbounded: Searching for Identity Beyond the Ancient Walls of the Desert

by Huda Al-Ghoson

Huda Al-Ghoson's spirited memoir Unbounded presents, with remarkable insight, a real-life tale of bravery and upward mobility in the face of the unique cultural, social and occupational challenges faced by women in Saudi Arabia. 

329 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2022

About the author

Huda Al-Ghoson spent over 35 years with Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producing and refining company and the largest corporation in the Middle East. As executive director of Human Resources, Al-Ghoson was the first Saudi woman to achieve such a leadership position in eight decades of Aramco’s existence. She holds degrees from King Saud University in Riyadh and the American University in Washington DC, as well as executive training qualifications from the likes of Cornell University, University of Michigan and Oxford University. Al-Ghoson has also served as a source of expertise on several boards, such as Saudi Telecom Company, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, and Bupa Arabia. Al-Ghoson divides her time between residences in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and London. Unbounded is her first book.