Dr. Mohammed Kurdi was recently elected as a member of the board of directors of the China-based Asian Society of Cardiology.
He has over 30 years’ experience practicing medicine in the Kingdom, has been president of the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society for nearly four years, and is the CEO and chief medical officer at the Riyadh-based CityMed Hospital.
As a pioneer interventional cardiologist, Kurdi established the country’s first private-sector advanced cardiac therapy center at Kingdom Hospital and co-founded the King Salman Heart Center at King Fahad Medical City in 2006, where he was chairman of the cardiovascular services unit until 2010.
He has served as head of the catheterization laboratory at King Khalid University Medical City, where he oversaw the renovation and digitization of the laboratory.
In addition to his medical expertise, he was the founder-director of the Rawad Al-Tadawi Specialized Clinics in Riyadh.
In 2012, he co-founded and chaired the heart center at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital in Riyadh.
Kurdi received a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery degree from King Saud University in 1991, after which he joined an Arab board training program in internal medicine at the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital. He also completed his Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada program in internal medicine and residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.
Moreover, he obtained an FRCPC certificate in cardiology and interventional cardiology from the Ottawa Heart Institute in Canada.
In 2017, Kurdi, a Canadian and US board-certified cardiologist, successfully completed an organizational leadership program in healthcare management offered by Harvard Business School. In 2020, he attended a similar course at Yale University.
Who’s Who: Dr. Mohammed Kurdi, member of the board of directors of the Asian Society of Cardiology
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Who’s Who: Dr. Mohammed Kurdi, member of the board of directors of the Asian Society of Cardiology
Jeddah students get closer look at electric motorsport
- A PIF-linked initiative highlights technical and engineering careers behind electric racing events
JEDDAH: Students from local and international schools in Jeddah were introduced to STEM-related career pathways in electric motorsport this week, as part of an education program linked to the UIM E1 World Championship held on the Red Sea.
The sessions formed part of Driving Force Presented by the Public Investment Fund, an initiative run by Formula E and its electric racing series partners, to familiarize students aged eight to 18 with science, technology, engineering and mathematics through electric racing and sustainability-focused industries.
The programme took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access designed to show how engineering, data, broadcast technology and event operations function within professional motorsport.
According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The program took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access.
• Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.
• According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year.
John Williams, managing director at E1, told Arab News: “The PIF is absolutely vital to everything we do here at the E1. They were crucial initial investment partner since the start of the championship and they continue to support us in a number of ways and more specifically around the Driving Force program.”
Elaborating more on the program, he said: “What we are doing is presenting and showing these students the available careers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as careers in sports, not only pilots but also engineers and mechanics.”
Williams added that the main key to the program was bringing a new generation to the mechanism of sport.
“We are introducing to these exciting new technologies around the race but it could be our technology on the boat or our broadcast products, as well as how to manage the event its self. There are a range of opportunities to show it to the children in addition to enjoying the excitement of the race and meeting the pilots.”
The program’s Jeddah activities began at King Abdulaziz University’s faculty of maritime studies, where students took part in a hands-on workshop focused on STEM careers in the motorsport and sustainability areas conducted by technology experts and famous water pilots such as Dani Clos, Emma Kimilainen and Patricia Pita.
Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.
They also enjoyed exclusive behind-the-scenes access at the E1 Jeddah GP, pilot meet-and-greets, and front-row seats to watch the RaceBird boats in action.
