Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ) celebrated 10 years of creating jobs for Saudis at a special event held at Abdul Latif Jameel headquarters on Thursday.
Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih, the guest of honor, launched the BRJ's new website, which includes new features for job seekers, training programs and electronic marketing outlets for owners of small projects.
The attendees included Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, the chief job creation officer at BRJ; Ibrahim Badaud, director of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiative (ALJCI); Abdul Rahman Al-Fihaid, executive director of BRJ Saudi Arabia, and other senior officials and dignitaries.
Fakeih praised BRJ for its activities to establish small and medium businesses, and technical and vocational training companies.
He said BRJ created more than 350,000 jobs over the past 10 years and established 25 branches with 500 Saudi staff across the Kingdom.
Jameel told Arab News that a lot more needs to be done. “We have so many job opportunities. There is a vast capacity for doing good things in this country, because once you start doing something good everyone will come out and help. This is not only the work of Bab Rizq Jameel but also of the whole community, business and the Labor Ministry,” he said.
He said the plan is to look at creating jobs in the creative industry because of the current potential in this sector. He said there are thousands of jobs available for Saudis in the industry.
The BRJ, the ministry and other agencies had created 58,440 jobs in 2012.
Al-Fihaid said that since 2003 until June 2013, BRJ created 167,262 jobs in the Kingdom and 35,000 jobs in Egypt, Morocco and Turkey.
He said more than 41 companies participated in a small business job creation contest, which Markaz Gadha Al-Madinah Liltuhad won, taking the first prize of SR250,000, Golden Rawdha Al-Sharq the second prize of SR150,000 and Golden Lens Studio the third prize of SR100,000.
BRJ celebrates a decade of jobs creation
BRJ celebrates a decade of jobs creation
Saudi inventor wins two gold medals at Mideast International Invention Fair
- Khudry was recognized for inventing a device designed to filter materials and recycle used liquids
- The innovation aims to improve efficiency in liquid purification and reuse
RIYADH: Saudi inventor Duaa Nizar Khudry won two gold medals at the 16th International Invention Fair in the Middle East (IIFME), held in Kuwait from February 8 to 11, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Khudry was recognized for inventing a device designed to filter materials and recycle used liquids, an innovation aimed at improving efficiency in liquid purification and reuse. The technology has potential applications in environmental protection, industrial processing, and water conservation, particularly in regions where sustainable resource management is critical.
A member of the Mawhiba Alumni Program, Khudry represented Saudi Arabia with the support and nomination of the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), which was participating in the fair for the third time.
She received her first gold medal from the fair’s organizers and was also awarded the IFIA Best Invention Award by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations, recognizing her innovation as one of the most outstanding entries in the exhibition.
The IIFME, organized annually by the Kuwait Science Club since its launch in 2007, is regarded as one of the region’s largest specialized invention exhibitions and a major platform for inventors to present their work to international audiences.
As a student, Khudry won first place nationwide at the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ibdaa) in 2013 for the same recycling device, competing against tens of thousands of students across the Kingdom. She later obtained an official patent for the invention in 2024, strengthening its scientific and commercial potential.
She studied chemistry and is currently pursuing graduate studies in materials science and engineering under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program. Her research focuses on environmental sustainability, advanced materials, and liquid purification technologies.
