Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — The first female captain in Careem ride hailing service has a degree in health quality assurance.

Amal Farahat owns her own quality assurance consultancy company and yet finds the time to work as a Careem driver to prove to the world that the Saudi woman is able to work in any field and excel.

“Being a woman, many of the women passengers will feel safer with me because I know what are the things that bother them about male drivers. I was warned by the Careem's trainer about the harassment drivers could face. I found great support at the company itself. There is a protocol to follow if the passenger does anything inappropriate,” said Farahat.

She said she applied for the position the moment the company announced it was welcoming women drivers in April.

The company said they accept any applicants who are over 20 years old with a valid driver’s license and insurance on their car.