Mazen bin Ghazi Dirar is the chairman of the National Committee for Hajj, Umrah and Visit Activities.
He is also a business development consultant at Kidana and the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites.
Dirar received a bachelor’s degree in political science from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He also completed several English language courses at the University of San Diego in California.
His vision focuses on seeking to advance the Hajj, Umrah and tourism sector by devoting his experiences and skills acquired through the technical, administrative, advisory, executive and leadership positions that he has held during his life in various organizations and companies in the government and private sectors.
Dirar started his career as general manager of Makkah Group and Al-Mahdar for hotels. He was also the founder and vice chairman of the Zamzam International Co.
He has founded or been a partner at many companies including Saudi Afwaj Co., Shakadef Transport Co., and Qafil Al-Mashaer Co.
Dirar also served as chairman of Saudi Housing Co., Bakkah Corporation for Technology and Advertising Solutions, Saudi Seasons Transport Co. Ltd., and Takamul International.
He was a member of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Makkah, secretary-general of the National Committee for Hajj and Umrah at the Council of Saudi Chambers, a member of the Committee for Disabled Children in Makkah, a member of the Committee of Al-Ber Society in Makkah, and a member of the hotel committee of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Who’s Who: Mazen bin Ghazi Dirar, chairman of the National Committee for Hajj, Umrah and Visit Activities
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Who’s Who: Mazen bin Ghazi Dirar, chairman of the National Committee for Hajj, Umrah and Visit Activities
Saudi kitchen to provide 24,000 daily meals to Palestinians in Gaza
- The kitchen plans to produce 3,600,000 meals to Palestinians in central Gaza and to enable the employment of 40 local workers
- Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of KSrelief, said that 90 percent of Gaza’s population is below the poverty line, lacking access to food, water, and medicine
RIYADH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, also known as KSrelief, established a central kitchen in the Gaza Strip to support the Palestinian people as part of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian efforts.
The Saudi kitchen has begun providing 24,000 daily hot meals since the start of Ramadan last week for Palestinians in the central Gaza towns of Deir Al-Balah and Al-Qarara.
The initiative is part of the Saudi Popular Campaign for the Relief of the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage.
At the end of the initiative period, the kitchen will have produced and distributed 3,600,000 meals to Palestinians in central Gaza and enabled the employment of 40 local workers, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of KSrelief, told SPA that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is “one of the largest crises in the history of humanity.”
He highlighted that Palestinians are facing displacement and urgent humanitarian needs, with 90 percent of Gaza’s population below the poverty line, lacking access to food, water, medicine, and necessities for children and infants.
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to launch an air bridge, as well as sea and land convoys, sending aid to Gaza via over 80 planes and dozens of vessels, through the Jordanian and Egyptian crossings.
Dr. Al-Rabeeah noted that KSrelief used airdrops to deliver aid to Gaza after October 2023, when other means were not possible, the SPA added.
He said the Saudi kitchen will serve over 36,000 families and described it as “the largest central kitchen available for a group of displaced people.”
