FaceOf: Dr. Mohammed Al-Nuwairan, National Center for Palm and Dates in KSA

Dr. Mohammed Al-Nuwairan
Updated 13 September 2018
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FaceOf: Dr. Mohammed Al-Nuwairan, National Center for Palm and Dates in KSA

  • After earning both his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in management science with a focus on manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management, Al-Nuwairan studied many international trade cases and worked closely with government and private agencies in bo

Dr. Mohammed Al-Nuwairan is the executive director of National Center for Palm and Dates (NCPD) in Saudi Arabia. 

The NCPD, along with the agency affiliated to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA), will be visiting Malaysia later this month to discuss developing the exportation of dates to Malaysia and other East Asian countries. 

The NCPD will be represented by Al-Nuwairan, while MEWA will be represented by the director-general of marketing, Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani. 

After earning both his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in management science with a focus on manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management, Al-Nuwairan studied many international trade cases and worked closely with government and private agencies in both the UK and Saudi Arabia.

Upon his return to the Kingdom, he served as an assistant professor at King Faisal University. He was then approached by NCPD approached to lead the department where his efforts have enhanced the development of the dates sector by focusing on production efficiency, product quality, and effective marketing strategies within the Kingdom and abroad.

Al-Nuwairan has encouraged creativity and innovation and strengthened the collaborative effort to find the best strategic processes worldwide, increasing the efficiency of the production and supply chain process and leveraging the dates sector as a key source of the Kingdom’s national income.


Saudi defense chief rallies international support amid escalating Iranian strikes

Updated 12 March 2026
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Saudi defense chief rallies international support amid escalating Iranian strikes

  • Iran unleashes wave of drone strikes on Kingdom’s Eastern Province
  • Missiles fired at Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted, destroyed

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held separate phone calls with his Turkish, Romanian, and South Korean counterparts as Iranian attacks on Gulf facilities continued on Thursday.

Iran escalated strikes on its Gulf neighbors in retaliation for ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory. 

After a brief pause Wednesday, drone attacks on Saudi Arabia resumed at 9 p.m., targeting the Eastern Province and the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter. All the drones were stopped, the Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed.

Missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj were also intercepted and shot down, the ministry added.

In his call with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Prince Khalid reaffirmed commitment to joint security measures and condemned Iranian aggression. 

His conversation with Romanian counterpart Radu Miruta covered regional threats to global stability. 

A call with South Korea’s Ahn Gyu-back similarly focused on condemning Iran’s actions and reviewing the broader regional picture.

The crisis traces back to February 28, when US and Israeli forces struck Iran. Tehran has since targeted Gulf states and US-Israeli assets across the region.

Iran has also declared a blockade on energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz — a critical chokepoint for global oil and gas flows — sending commodity prices surging.