Samia Bagdady is CEO of the Saudi Sailing Federation under the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sport in the Kingdom.
She aims to work in the federation to build nationwide awareness of the benefits of sailing for the community and the marine environment.
In her role, Bagdady focuses on encouraging and supporting local sailing entrepreneurship, as well as sailing capacities in national and international championships, paving the way for the establishment of a professional KSA Olympic sailing league.
Bagdady oversees the development sailing, windsurfing and kiteboarding on the Red Sea coast, creating a culture and infrastructure capable of hosting national events, global championships and Olympic events in the near future.
She has worked on changing regulations and policies to allow the practice of sailing sports in the Kingdom, and established an internal team to introduce the first Saudi Paralympic sailing team, which won third place in the Arab Sailing Championships.
Bagdady has worked closely with various nonprofit projects, developing her skills for logistics, events and project management.
Before her current position, she worked in a local investment bank in Jeddah.
Bagdady earned her master’s in business administration and a master’s of science in international management from the University of Massachusetts.
