FaceOf: Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki, Saudi ambassador to Jordan

Updated 12 June 2018
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FaceOf: Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki, Saudi ambassador to Jordan

Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki is the Saudi ambassador to Jordan. After receiving his primary, intermediate and secondary education at the Model Capital Institute in Riyadh, he attended both San Francisco State University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals studying Industrial Management.

In 1981, he graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from King Saud University. After which he obtained training certificates in strategic planning and crisis management from Sweden and Egypt, as well as administrative courses at the Institute of Management in Jeddah.

As the current ambassador to Jordan, Prince Khalid reaffirmed that the recently concluded quartet summit meeting held in Makkah this week at an invitation of King Salman was done specifically to help Jordan overcome its current economic and financial crisis, and further confirms Saudi Arabia’s firm policy of supporting its brotherly countries whenever they come under pressure or distress for economic need.

Prince Khalid said the financial pledges that were signed at the Makkah summit came as a result of cooperation and coordination which the Kingdom, led by the king, is keen to achieve with its neighboring countries and its citizens.

Before becoming the Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Prince Khalid worked for the Saudi government for an extended period of time.

From 1984 to 1986 he worked in the Department of Citizen Affairs in the office of the Saudi ambassador in Washington. He was then head of the planning department of the strategic storage corporation, which was chaired by the late Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.

He received the chairmanship of the development department of the foundation and then was the director of research and programs between 1990 and 2002. 


Pioneering electric bus service takes to the road in Makkah

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Pioneering electric bus service takes to the road in Makkah

  • The bus rapid transit project, a system designed to have higher capacity and reliability than conventional bus services, is said to be the first of its kind in the Kingdom
  • The vehicles operate in dedicated bus lanes within a network that includes two main bus stations and 11 stops along the route connecting them

MAKKAH: A pioneering electric bus service took to the road in Makkah this week.

Electromin, the developer and operator of the service in partnership with Umm Al-Qura for Development and Construction, said it is expected to serve more than 125 million passengers over the next 15 years, while cutting carbon dioxide emissions by more than 31,500 tonnes compared with traditional vehicles.

The bus rapid transit project, a system designed to have higher capacity and reliability than conventional bus services, is said to be one of the first of its kind in the Kingdom. It was inaugurated on Wednesday by Amr Al-Dabbagh, chairperson of Al-Dabbagh Group; Samir Nawar, managing director of Petromin; and Yasser Abu Ateeq, CEO of Umm Al-Qura.

The bus rapid transit project is designed to have higher capacity and reliability than conventional bus services. (Supplied)

Electromin, a subsidiary of Petromin specializing in energy and mobility solutions, said the new service, which forms part of the Masar Destination mixed-use real estate development project in Makkah, is one the first transport networks of its kind in the country, and represents a significant shift toward a cleaner, more efficient urban transport model.

It operates in dedicated bus lanes, connecting key hubs within Masar and providing safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transportation for residents and visitors, the company added. The network includes two main bus stations and 11 stops along the route connecting them. It has been designed to serve more than 5 million visitors and pilgrims annually, and to be easily accessible to all users.

Operators say the service is designed as a foundation for Makkah’s future transportation system, through its integration with the broader Masar project, which includes pedestrian walkways, more than 5,000 parking spaces, metro services and other urban infrastructure.