Shaden Alfraih is the megaprojects permitting assistant manager at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority. She joined the DGDA in January 2020.
An architect and interior design engineer with a determination to excel in a growth-oriented environment, tackling challenges creatively and proficiently, Alfraih’s key responsibilities in this role include supporting and overseeing team tasks to ensure the quality of delivery, assisting executive management in strategic decision-making, establishing and leading outsourced projects, validating all superstructure permits issued for the Diriyah Gate and Wadi Safar projects, and managing external stakeholder alignment activities with governmental entities.
Prior to her current role, she worked as the megaprojects permitting specialist at the DGDA, which meant she was responsible for developing an in-house superstructure-permitting procedure for the Diriyah Gate and Wadi Safar projects; collaborating with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City to publish and implement the Wadi Hanifah form base code; leading outsourced projects by initiating project charters; leading technical evaluating committees; reviewing and accepting project deliverables; approving project payments and concluding project closure documentation; preparing MoUs with governmental entities including the General Directorate of Civil Defense, Ministry of Housing, and RCRC; and presenting DGDA projects and Wadi Hanifah form base code to town halls, governmental entities, and potential investors.
Before joining the DGDA, Alfraih worked on the Riyadh Metro project, as project architect — design, from April 2017 to January 2020.
Her responsibilities there included managing, reviewing, and coordinating design documents including architectural, urban, structural, and MEP from conceptual design through completion; negotiating the terms and conditions of the tender and best practices; inspecting design implementation through samples, mockups, and site visits; and resolving complex design and construction-related issues.
Her other responsibilities included communicating project updates with the client on a regular basis and coordinating with multiple stakeholders in the project including the General Directorate of Civil Defense, National Water Co., Ministry of Interior, and General Authority of Civil Aviation.
She also managed all commercial items in the Riyadh Metro project (including retail, advertisement, ATMs) in terms of design, implementation, and commercial-value assessment in coordination with RISE consultancy, and managed the Riyadh Metro summer training program for university students from 2017 to 2019.
From January to August 2016, Alfraih worked as an architect and interior/urban design trainee at Imar Urban Consultants.
Alfraih obtained a master’s degree in management with a major in finance from Prince Sultan University in 2020, having received a bachelor’s degree in interior design engineering from the same university in 2016.
Diriyah, Jewel of the Kingdom: Shaden Alfraih — a rising star at the DGDA
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Diriyah, Jewel of the Kingdom: Shaden Alfraih — a rising star at the DGDA
Saudi Arabia attends 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva
Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel is attending the 77th session of the World Health Assembly at the UN headquarters in Geneva, which began on Monday.
Under the theme “All for Health, Health for All,” the WHA77 includes health ministers from the member states of the World Health Organization.
This year’s assembly will address several important issues, including discussions on the WHO investment round, and the fourteenth draft of the general program of work.
Key topics on the agenda include amendments to the International Health Regulations and negotiations by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on an agreement concerning pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
Saudi, Ireland foreign ministers discuss Gaza developments in Brussels
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday met his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to discuss developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip and the efforts made to solve the conflict.
During the meeting, they also discussed bilateral relations between their two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of a meeting of the ministerial committee, headed by Prince Faisal, which was assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit with the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
It also comes a day before Ireland, along with Spain and Norway, plan to make official their recognition of a Palestinian state.
Saudi industry minister begins official trip to Netherlands
- Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef’s visit seeks to strengthen ties in industrial, mining sectors
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef traveled to the Netherlands on Monday for an official visit with the objective of strengthening cooperation in the industrial and mining sectors, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The visit aims to explore and expand joint investment opportunities between the two countries.
Alkhorayef is scheduled to meet with several Dutch ministers and senior government officials, along with key leaders from the private sector, to discuss collaboration in the industrial and mining sectors.
The minister’s itinerary will also include several visits to Dutch factories and companies operating within these sectors with the hopes of fostering collaborative ventures between private sector entities in both countries.
The visit underscores Saudi Arabia’s commitment to diversifying its economy and strengthening international ties, SPA added.
In 2023, the Kingdom’s non-oil exports to the Netherlands were valued at about SR2.6 billion ($706 million), while its non-oil imports from the Netherlands amounted to almost SR8.5 billion.
Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union praises Saudi Arabia’s ‘tremendous effort’ to support Palestinian cause
RIYADH: The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union has praised the “tremendous efforts of Saudi Arabia, led by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in supporting the Palestinian cause,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The AIPU released a final statement following the 36th Arab Parliamentary Union Conference, which ended on Monday in Algiers.
A Saudi delegation, headed by the chairman of the Shoura Council, Sheikh Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, took part in the conference alongside heads of parliaments and councils, and several regional and international organizations and institutions.
During its sessions, the conference discussed developments in the Palestinian issue and the current situation in the Arab region.
The statement also praised the Kingdom’s hosting of a number of Arab, Islamic and African summits to support the Palestinian cause and put an end to the aggression against the Palestinian people.
On Yemen, the statement stressed the importance of the initiatives undertaken by the Kingdom, which call for constructive dialogue to achieve sustainable peace and a comprehensive political solution.
The conference endorsed the recommendations of the political committee, “which highly praised the pivotal and leading role played by Saudi Arabia, which has never hesitated in its significant achievements, contributions, initiatives, and authentic Arab stances aimed at unifying Arab ranks and elevating the status of the Arab and Islamic nations in all international forums,” SPA said.
The conference also praised the Kingdom’s hosting of Sudanese talks in Jeddah between the two conflicting parties to consolidate a truce and reach a final ceasefire agreement to end the crisis in a way that preserves Sudan’s sovereignty and unity and enables it to restore its security and stability.
Saudi economy minister holds talks with UN, OPEC officials in Austria
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim on Monday met Executive Director of the UN Office in Vienna Ghada Waly in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
During the meeting, the two discussed “collaboration between the Kingdom and the UN on the Sustainable Development Goals and other topics of common interest,” the ministry said in a statement.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the minister’s visit to Austria to participate in the ninth session of the Saudi-Austrian Joint Committee.
Al-Ibrahim also met Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, president of the OPEC Fund for International Development, to explore the fund’s upcoming initiatives.
He also held talks with Austrian Minister of Labor and Economy Martin Kocher on strengthening trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, and the latest developments of joint interest.
The meetings were attended by the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Austria Abdullah Tawlah.
