Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Shebel has been CEO of the National Unified Procurement Co. (NUPCO) since October 2017.
NUPCO is a leading company in Saudi Arabia in procurement, logistics and supply chain management for pharmaceutical and medical devices, and supplies for government hospitals.
It was established in 2009 with SR1.5 billion ($400 million) as capital, and is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund.
NUPCO recently opened a fully automated warehouse in King Abdullah Economic City, with an area covering 300,000 square meters, to provide comprehensive distribution and storage for the state health sector.
It comes as part of the company’s efforts to support the health sector and provide smart supply chains and high-quality logistical services.
Al-Shebel said the warehouse represents the strategic partnership between NUPCO and private sector companies for public health facilities. The warehouse will provide advanced medical services and contribute to public health.
From 2006 to 2017, Al-Shebel served in several positions
at information security company Elm, which offers a wide
range of ready-made and customized digital solutions in many areas. He started work at Elm as deputy manager for business development between 2006 and 2008, products and business development manager between 2008 and 2009, and government solutions manager between 2009 and 2012. His last post at Elm was executive manager between
2012 and 2017.
Al-Shebel worked for almost 10 years at the Public Pension Agency as an IT manager. He graduated from King Saud University in Riyadh in 1996.
Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Shebel, CEO of Saudi Arabia's National Unified Procurement Co.
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Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Shebel, CEO of Saudi Arabia's National Unified Procurement Co.
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST named FIFA’s first research institute in MENA
- KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Kingdom’s growing presence in international football
RIYADH: FIFA has designated the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as its first research institute in the Middle East and Asia to support the development of innovative football research, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The recognition highlights KAUST’s commitment to integrating sports, academic research and industry through advanced, high-level initiatives grounded in rigorous scientific methodologies, contributing to the advancement of football studies.
KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s growing presence in international football.
The accreditation aligns with national efforts to invest in research and development and promote the knowledge economy, supporting Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of building an advanced sports system based on innovation and sustainability.
The collaboration’s first project focuses on developing advanced AI algorithms to analyze historical FIFA World Cup broadcast footage, transforming decades of match videos into structured, searchable data, according to the KAUST website.
This work opens new opportunities to apply state-of-the-art computer vision techniques and deepen understanding of how football has evolved over time.
The second project uses player and ball tracking data from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand to compile comprehensive datasets capturing in-game dynamics.
These datasets provide deeper insights into human movement, playing techniques and performance dynamics through AI-driven analysis.
