Who’s Who: Abdulaziz Albaqous, director at Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee

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Updated 26 August 2021
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Who’s Who: Abdulaziz Albaqous, director at Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee

Abdulaziz Albaqous has been the director of corporate communications and acting director of international relations at the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee since January 2020.

Prior to that, Albaqous worked as a senior consultant with Hill+Knowlton Strategies public relations company from January 2018 until his latest position at the SAOC.

He worked as international communication senior specialist with the SAOC between February 2016 and November 2017 to strengthen the relations between SAOC and international NGOs and national NOCs, and represent SAOC at international sessions and meetings.

He was a communication services analyst with Tatweer Buildings Co. from August 2014 to February 2016 and a media and internal communication specialist at Education Experts from September 2013 to August 2014.

Albaqous did an executive master’s in management of sport institutions in 2018 at the Universitat de Lleida, Spain.

He has a bachelor’s in international relations (2006-2011) and a minor in Spanish literature (2010-2011) from Saint Louis University, US, and Madrid, Spain.

Albaqous’ trainings include certified master negotiator in March 2015 at Meirc Training and Consulting, and effective event management in October 2015 at Anderson Training which provides development needs for leading organizations to enable transformational growth and sustainability.

He also did a Mini MBA in May 2019 at WPP PLC, a British communications, advertising, public relations, technology, and commerce holding company in London.


Saudi Arabia welcomes US designation of Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization

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Saudi Arabia welcomes US designation of Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization

  • Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud welcomed the United States’ decision to designate the Sudanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization

DUBAI: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud welcomed the United States’ decision to designate the Sudanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

During the call, Farhan expressed the Kingdom’s support for Washington’s move and emphasized Saudi Arabia’s backing for measures that strengthen regional stability and security. 

The discussion comes as the US Department of State announced it is designating the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and intends to formally designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) effective March 16, 2026.

According to the State Department, the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood has used violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve Sudan’s ongoing conflict and promote its Islamist ideology. 

US officials claim fighters associated with the group have carried out mass executions of civilians during the war, although no evidence was given in the departments statement released on March 9. 

Washington also highlighted links between the group and Iran. The State Department claimed many of the group’s fighters had received training and other support from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.