Who’s Who: Abdulmohsen Al-Madhi, CEO of innovation, emerging technology center at DGA

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Updated 22 February 2023
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Who’s Who: Abdulmohsen Al-Madhi, CEO of innovation, emerging technology center at DGA

Abdulmohsen Al-Madhi has been CEO of the innovation and emerging technology center at the Digital Government Authority since December 2021.

He is responsible for providing technological vision and an innovation roadmap to develop strategies that support government agencies in adopting these emerging tools in their products and services.

Before joining the Digital Government Authority, Al-Madhi held several positions in  institutions specializing in digital transformation in the public and private sectors.

He worked in multiple positions at the Saudi e-government program “Yesser,” which provides leading digital government services and solutions that are process driven and cost-effective.

His roles in the e-government program included executive director of the digital innovation center, digital advisory group general manager, the center of excellence director, capacity development manager, business development support manager, e-government consultant, e-services project manager and relationship manager of the financial sector.

Over the past 15 years, he gained a wide range of leadership and professional experience in innovation, entrepreneurship and information technology.

Al-Madhi played an influential role as an Oracle financial application specialist in the Saudi Telecom Co., where he achieved success in the improvement and customization of Oracle financial applications on the “Health Check Project.”

He was part of the functional teamwork in the Oracle upgrade project and the general ledger module in STC. His work also included the implementation of Oracle Daily Business Intelligence as a functional consultant.

He began his career as an information systems developer at Saudi Aramco, where he accomplished improving the e-doc system of the Social Insurance division.

Al-Madhi holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran.


MWL chief attends graduation of 70,000 Qur’an memorizers in Rwanda

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MWL chief attends graduation of 70,000 Qur’an memorizers in Rwanda

  • Mohammed Al-Issa highlights education projects
  • Official lauds Muslim World League for global work

RIYADH: Muslim World League Secretary-General Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa attended the graduation of 70,000 male and female Qur’an memorizers in Kigali, Rwanda, recently.

Ministers, officials, scholars, and students also attended the event that is a part of the MWL’s work in Africa and across the globe, according to a press release.

In his opening remarks, Al-Issa highlighted the MWL’s efforts to propagate the message of the Qur’an through such projects. He added that the organization wants to protect Muslims from falling prey to extremist organizations.

He said the MWL focuses on both memorization and education, and that all its activities are coordinated with and directly supervised by the governments in the countries in which it operates.

“We are pleased to invite everyone to observe the outcomes of these Qur’anic institutes and centers and benefit from this distinguished model in Qur’an memorization, teaching, and student development,” he said.

Speaking on behalf of the Qur’an memorizers, Dr. Abkar Waler Madou commended the MWL for its efforts to educate Muslims and spread the principles of moderation across the world.

He said those who memorize the Qur’an are “the people of God and His chosen ones.” And he commended them for strengthening their religious awareness through the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

The ceremony included a visual presentation of the MWL’s institutes and centers.

During the ceremony, a group of distinguished memorizers and teachers were honored, and their Qur’anic and educational journeys were highlighted.