Who’s Who: Abdullah Saud Al-Hammad, deputy minister at Saudi Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing 

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Updated 02 August 2021
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Who’s Who: Abdullah Saud Al-Hammad, deputy minister at Saudi Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing 

Abdullah Saud Al-Hammad has been the deputy minister for land and survey at the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing since June 2021.

He has been a board member of the Real Estate General Authority, the Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers and the Off-Plan Sales and Rent Committee (Wafi) since November 2020. He has also been a supervisor of the Idle Lands Program since September 2019.

Prior to that, Al-Hammad was assistant to the deputy minister for land at the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing from September 2019 to June 2021.

He served in several positions at the ministry, working as assistant to the deputy minister for technical affairs from December 2018 to September 2019 and as director of the project management office from January 2018 to December 2018.

From January 2017 to January 2018, Al-Hammad was program manager at the ministry, serving as director of the Eastern Province projects and Alkhobar housing project and as an architectural engineer.

Al-Hammad is passionate about architecture, which is his specialty, and is currently a member of the advisory board of the department of architecture and building sciences at the College of Architecture and Planning at King Saud University.

His areas of interest include digital transformation, and he contributed to transforming the customer experience for one of the products of the Sakani Program into an integrated electronic journey that reduces the process from six months to five minutes. He aspires to transfer the experience to the municipal sector.

Al-Hammad received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and building science from King Saud University in August 2010 and completed the executive leadership development program from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning in November 2020.


Hajj minister inspects Makkah development projects

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Hajj minister inspects Makkah development projects

MAKKAH: Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has inspected several development projects currently underway at the holy sites in Makkah in preparation for this year’s pilgrimage.

The tour covered several key projects being implemented by the Kidana Development Co., the executive arm of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites.

The minister also reviewed progress on the construction of the 400-bed Emergency Hospital Project, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

The developments also focus on creating a more spacious and flexible urban environment, and providing comfortable public spaces for pilgrims.

The minister’s tour included pilgrim rest areas that provide facilities along pedestrian routes. Improvements will include seating, shade, cooling fans, and improvements to pathways and services across 36,000 sq. meters.

The minister also reviewed a cooling project surrounding Jabal Al-Rahmah (Mount Arafat), which aims to reduce the impact of high temperatures.

During the tour, the minister visited several sites offering cultural content highlighting the history of the holy sites.