FaceOf: Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar, president of the Saudi Post Corp. 

Saudi Post Corp. President Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar
Updated 09 August 2018
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FaceOf: Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar, president of the Saudi Post Corp. 

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar has been the president of the Saudi Post Corp. since September 2017.

Al-Abduljabbar joined Saudi Post in 2009 and worked in different departments — logistics, investment and marketing — in various positions.

Prior to his current appointment, he served as vice president of Saudi Post and vice president of the corporation’s investment and marketing department.

Al-Abduljabbar graduated from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1979. He has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

In 1994, he received an MBA in management from Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. 

Al-Abduljabbar has been a member of the Board of Directors and Excom of Etihad Jawraa since July 2013. Etihad Jawraa is a licensed mobile virtual network operator and a partner with Mobily since 2013.

The president of Saudi Post aspires to enhance the corporation’s services and expand its capabilities and customer choice using state-of-the-art technology. 

As the president of the corporation, he has taken several measures to improve the overall functioning of the Saudi Post and has introduced several services to benefit citizens and residents.

Saudi Post infrastructure includes a postal network of 6,000 postal points and 600 offices supported by an ultra-modern logistics transport network comprising a fleet of 1,900 trucks serving more than 2,000 customers. 

Al-Abduljabbar recently called on Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal to apprise him of the achievements of the corporation and to discuss further plans.

The Makkah governor reviewed the corporation’s preparations to serve the Hajj pilgrims in Makkah and other holy sites. 

He was also briefed about the operational postal plan and the services and products to be offered to the pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season.


Saudi scientific organization celebrates 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi

Updated 30 January 2026
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Saudi scientific organization celebrates 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi

  • King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology honors him with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh
  • Yaghi, the first Saudi recipient of a Nobel Prize, shared the Nobel Prize with 2 other scientists for their pioneering work in molecular chemistry

LONDON: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday.

Yaghi is the first Saudi scientist awarded a Nobel Prize. He received it in December, alongside two other scientists, for their pioneering work in the field of molecular chemistry, and for contributions to energy, the environment and advanced materials.

He is also supervisor of the Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications, a collaboration between KACST and the University of California, Berkeley.

Munir Eldesouki, the president of KACST, said that the Kingdom is keen to recognize its scientific talents, in keeping with Saudi Vision 2030 and its goals relating to the fostering of scientific research. 

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (SPA)

Yaghi said he appreciated the support he had received from Saudi leaders during his career, and praised them for creating an enabling environment in which scientists are able to pursue world-class research, development and innovation.

Investment in national talent has created a research ecosystem that positions Saudi Arabia among the leading scientific nations, he added.

Thursday’s event, attended by the organization’s staff and students, also honored the winning teams from the recent “GenAI for Materials Discovery Hackathon,” which KACST organized in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and Academy 32, a nonprofit Saudi organization dedicated to research, development and innovation.

The celebration concluded with an interactive discussion session during which Yaghi talked with students and researchers, reflected on key milestones in his scientific journey, and shared insights into the factors that helped shape his career, the Saudi Press Agency reported.