Fahad Saad Al-Qathami has worked as director of the media department at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties since July 2019. He has also served as the spokesperson for the commission since June 2018.
Al-Qathami believes that corporate communication is an organized strategic process aiming to influence the public in a positive way, instill values in people and raise the level of public participation and interaction with organizations.
Before joining the commission, Al-Qathami worked for Al-Riyadh newspaper in the local news department, and also served a number of editorial roles in the Saudi press as he gained considerable experience in journalism.
He launched his journalism career working for a number of magazines in 2000 after which he gradually served as a reporter for Al-Youm newspaper in 2003. He became an editor at Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper in 2007 and continued working in the journalism sector until 2013.
During his career, Al-Qathami worked for Saudi TV intermittently between 2004 and 2005, and as a freelancer with a number of local and Gulf radio stations, which added to his expertise in the field.
Al-Qathami was previously named editor-in-chief of the online newspapers Kingdom News and Al-Manateq.
He was appointed as head of the Media Center for the Innovation Exhibition.
Al-Qathami has completed several training courses in journalistic editing and has taken part in a number of national dialogue forums.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations from King Abdulaziz University.