Fatin Bundagji (; born in 1958) is a businessperson and an appointed member of the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
She is an Eisenhower Fellow. She holds a master's degree in English literature from King Abdul Aziz University.
In 1998 she was appointed to establish the first women’s division in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry a position that is the first of its kind for Saudi women in all the Chambers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
On the civic level Bundagji was a key player in bringing about the desire of women to run for non-democratic municipal council elections.What if Saudi Arabia Threw an Election for Women and Nobody Came? Foreign Policy In 2004, she was the first woman in the Western Region to announce her desire to run for elections. Arab News In 2009 she co-founded the Balady Initiative that advocates for the right of women to leadership positions in public office. She is a co-founder of MUWATANA a group that advocates for city development by focusing on man, place and the rule of law.
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