{"id":13238,"date":"2022-05-02T07:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=13238"},"modified":"2022-05-02T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:33:47","slug":"soumia-benturquia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/20-women-behind-middle-eastern-tech-brands-2022\/soumia-benturquia\/","title":{"rendered":"Soumia Benturquia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 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style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;color:#d00436;\"><h4 class=\"color-body total-funding\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"custom_rank\">15. <\/span>Soumia Benturquia<\/strong><\/h4><\/h1><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Brand:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\"> FODEL<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Category :<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\"> Logistics<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Establishment :<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\"> 2017<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Nationality :<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\"> French-Algerian<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: 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