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Rima Saleh Ahmed al-Yahya has been a member of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2020. She has held various positions at the Ministry of Education , Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University , and Prince Sultan University . Academic qualifications of Rima al-Yahya Rima al-Yahya attended King Saud University in Riyadh, where she obtained both bachelor's and master's degrees in English Language and Literature. She earned her doctorate in the same specialty from Pr...

Hussein Bin Ali Arab was the first Minister of Hajj and Endowments, currently the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah , in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . He was entrusted with this position when the ministry was established in 1961, during the reign of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , when he contributed to establishing the Kiswa Factory of the Holy Ka'aba. In 1963, he resigned from the ministry due to health issues. Hussein Bin Ali Arab was born in Makkah al-Mukarramah City in 1920. He was a disti...

Fahd Abdullah al-Samari (born in 1958) has been an advisor for the Royal Court since 2015 with the rank of minister and the Secretary General of the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) since 2007. He previously served as an advisor at the Court of the Crown Prince and as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Higher Education for Cultural Relations. He was awarded the Order of King Abdulaziz of the First Class, the Order of Knighthood of the Italian Republic in 2015, and Gra...

Abdullah Hamad al-Salamah has been a member of Shura Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2020 and was formerly the Director General of Prince Saud al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies . He has authored over twenty peer-reviewed scientific papers published in the fields of economic development and work environments and holds more than five local and international memberships. Abdullah al-Salamah's education In 1985, Abdullah al-Salamah earned his Bachelor's degree in Adm...

Zaher Mohammed al-Shehri (November 21, 1975) has been a member of the Shura Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since October 20, 2020. He is also a member of the Human Resources and Social Development Committee in the council. Upbringing, education, and academic qualifications of Zaher al-Shehri Born in Dhahran City in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom, Zaher al-Shehri joined King Abdulaziz University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration in 1998. He then pursued hi...

Munir Mahmoud Eldesouki is a Saudi researcher and innovator, serving as the President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) with the rank of minister since 2022. Prior to this, he was the Acting President of KACST. He also served as the assistant minister at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and as the Deputy Minister for Planning and Development at MCIT. Additionally, he was an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Research, Development,...

Iman Bint Habas al-Mutairi is the Vice Minister of Commerce with an excellent rank, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Competitiveness Center (Tayseer), and the founder of the operational model of the Executive Committee for Improving and Stimulating Business Performance in the Private Sector. She is a former leader at Saudi Aramco and has supervised the implementation of the National Transformation Program initiatives. Al-Mutairi contributed to developing the investment strategy...

Latifa Mohammed al-Abdulkarim is a Saudi academic appointed as a member of the Shura Council on October 20, 2020. She serves on the council's Transport, Communications, and Information Technology Committee and represents the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. Latifa al-Abdulkarim's academic qualifications She studied at King Saud University , earning a bachelor's in Computer Science in 2004, a master's in Softwa...

Hanan Abdullah Mohammed al-Samari has been a member of the Shura Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since October 20, 2020. She is the chairperson of the council's Commerce and Investment Committee. She has also served as an advisor in entrepreneurship and the entertainment sector and worked in strategic planning and non-profit sector development. Educational background of Hanan al-Samari Hanan al-Samari obtained her bachelor's degree in Facility Management under the Business Admi...

Mohammed Hasan Alwan , a Saudi novelist, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission affiliated with the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His appointment decision was issued by the Minister of Culture in 2020. Alwan is the third Saudi novelist to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, (Booker). This was in 2017, after novelists Abdo Khal in 2010 and Raja'a Alem in 2011. He was chosen in Beirut in 2010 among the top th...

Mishaal al-Shemimry, the first Saudi female aerospace engineer, is the Managing Director of the Center for Space Futures, the Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), and an advisor at the Saudi Space Agency . Additionally, she is a commercial pilot and an entrepreneur in the peaceful rockets field. Al-Shemimry has won several awards, including the Inspirational Woman Award. Mishaal al-Shemimry's education Mishaal al-Shemimry earned a Bachelor of Science in Appli...

Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2020. He worked in conventional and modern media for about twenty years, during which he held several positions and advanced in the Saudi and international media sectors. He holds a bachelor's degree in Architecture and a master's degree in International Journalism from City, University of London in the United Kingdom. Life of Mohammed al-Harthi Moha...