Who’s Who: Sultan Alshahrani, chief corporate officer of King Abdullah Financial District Development & Management Co.

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Updated 28 January 2024
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Who’s Who: Sultan Alshahrani, chief corporate officer of King Abdullah Financial District Development & Management Co.

Sultan Alshahrani is the chief corporate officer of the King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Co., or KAFD DMC.

The business executive has 23 years of experience in human resources, procurement, logistics and shared services (administration, facilities management and security and safety). Alshahrani was recently honored with the Procurement Pioneers Award by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. This was in recognition of KAFD DMC becoming one of the first organizations in the Kingdom to obtain both the CIPS’ procurement excellence certification and ethics award.

For his exceptional contributions to the company’s procurement management team, Alshahrani was presented this accolade at the recent CIPS Saudi Arabia Procurement and Supply Chain Conference and Awards.

The CIPS is a global non-profit organization dedicated to upholding excellence in procurement and supply by ensuring the comprehensive assessment of teams and individuals.

The award not only recognizes Alshahrani’s leadership and efforts to elevate KAFD DMC’s procurement strategy and value creation, but also acknowledges the company’s resilience, vision, and dedication to excellence, innovation, and ethical standards across its operations.

KAFD DMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and oversees the development of the King Abdullah Financial District, a landmark project considered a key driver of Riyadh’s economy.

Alshahrani has held senior positions in companies including Zain KSA, Al-Faisaliah Group and STC, where he honed his skills in stakeholder management, corporate strategy and planning, risk management, compliance, governance and corporate communications.

He has participated in and managed major transformation projects, including for STC’s restructuring (2002 and 2008), VIVA Kuwait’s establishment (2009 to 2011), Intigral’s restructuring (2012 to 2013), Al-Faisaliah Group’s restructuring (2014), Zain KSA’s restructuring (2015 to 2018), and KAFD’s establishment (2018 to date).


KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

Updated 26 December 2025
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KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

  • Roza Al-Dreimli in Jordan because Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals
  • Under assessment, monitoring at the King Hussein Cancer Center

AMMAN: A cancer-stricken Palestinian girl from Gaza is now undergoing clinical observation prior to treatment at a specialist hospital in Jordan, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief.

Roza Al-Dreimli was transported to Amman from the Gaza Strip through the initiative of KSrelief, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s continued medical support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Al-Dreimli was prioritized because assessments indicated the need for advanced treatment of cancerous cells at the base of her brain. She is at the King Hussein Cancer Center, and being treated by a team of pediatricians.

She is currently undergoing “intensive clinical monitoring” to “ensure control of the condition, and prevent any potential neurological or visual complications resulting from the tumor’s location,” the SPA reported.

Al-Dreimli’s family expressed profound gratitude for KSrelief’s swift intervention, and hoped the specialized care would ensure a full recovery.

Such specialized care is currently unavailable in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s alleged genocidal destruction of hospitals and killing of medical workers since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has systematically destroyed homes and commercial buildings and infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave, killing over 70,000 Palestinians, many of them unarmed men, women and children, and injuring more than 170,000.

Tel Aviv has stated that its actions were in retaliation to a raid by Hamas of Israeli border villages, during which the militant group reportedly killed more than 1,200 people and took 254 hostages.