(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Al Salt) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ site in Al Salt on Monday, where she met with a number of its employees and learned more about the company’s initiatives in women empowerment.
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Her Majesty was welcomed at the site by Hikma Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Said Darwazah, Chief Operating Officer for MENA Tareq Darwazeh, MENA Government Affairs Advisor Salah Mawajdeh, MENA VP of Business Development and Alliance Management Kareem Darwazah, and Hikma’s Al Salt Site Director Faris Mawajdeh.
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The company’s leadership team briefed Queen Rania on the ongoing efforts to foster a more inclusive workplace and promote gender parity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. This includes the establishment of the Hikma Women’s Network mentoring and networking platform, the Dare to Dream Big speaker series, and the Hikma Women in Science group, which highlights women’s contributions to science.

Her Majesty lauded the company’s efforts to create opportunities for women and to encourage them to pursue careers in the sciences. She also expressed her pride in Jordanian women’s progress, noting their invaluable contributions to major companies in every field.
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During her visit, the Queen also spoke to a number of women from across the company’s departments, who shared their professional success stories during their tenure with Hikma.

She also toured the site’s facilities, making a stop at the Quality Control laboratory, where she learned more about the testing procedures and measures implemented to ensure all pharmaceutical products meet the highest predefined quality standards.

Hikma was founded in Jordan in 1978 by the late Dr. Samih Taleb Darwazah, who was known in his lifetime as a strong advocate for women in the workplace. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company has facilities across North America, the MENA region, and Europe. For 45 years, Hikma has been manufacturing high-quality medicines and making them accessible to people. Today, women represent 36 percent of Hikma’s global workforce, and 28 percent of its workforce in Jordan.