Our Team

Dr. Anas is an urban policy expert, coach, and leader with over 18 years of experience, during which he has worked for multiple private, public, and international organizations. Prior to joining AUDI in 2022, he managed the establishment of Aseer Development Authority and its regional development strategy, while serving as an advisor to the Regional Authority Support Center. In 2018, Dr. Anas led the efforts to design and manage the first executive program to train municipal leaders in a joint venture between the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and King Saud University. Dr. Anas has published multiple research and working papers in the domains of municipal institutional development, regional development strategy, and urban planning. He holds a doctorate in Metropolitan planning and Governance from the University of Calgary.

aalmughairy@araburban.org

An Architect, Urban Planner and university Professor. He holds a PhD in urban planning from the University of Liege, Belgium. His research and professional interests focus on local governance and sociotechnical arrangements in the provision of urban services and the production of urban space. In the last 17 years, he led or contributed to numerous research and consultancy projects on a variety of urban, development and governance-related issues in different areas of the Arab region and Europe.

jfarah@araburban.org

An Architect holds a master’s degree in urban design from King Saud University, in addition to various certifications in the fields of urban planning, urban leadership, municipal development, and capacity building. He has worked for over 30 years in the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs of Saudi Arabia. Among the most important positions entrusted to him were the mayoral roles in Wadi Dawasir and Al-Kharj provinces, as well as the deputy roles for municipalities in the Riyadh Region's Secretariat. Currently, he works as a senior city planning advisor in the office of His Highness of Riyadh’s Region, and he has represented Riyadh municipality in various local and international conferences. Recently, Mr Mohammad has been working as an urban expert in Arab city development at the Arab Urban Development Institute.

An architect and urban planner holds a Bachelors of Architecture from the National College of Arts, Pakistan and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. She has prior experience in academia as an Assistant Professor, and in the private sector as a City Planner, where she has worked on urban design interventions and master plans for cities in the north of Pakistan.

Urban Planning graduate from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, with interest in urban development in Arab cities. He has skills in GIS, urban planning, stakeholder engagement, and photography

An Urban Planner holds a Master of Science in Urban Planning from King Saud University, and holds a Bachelors in Engineering from Prince Sultan University (with honors). Her professional expertise includes project management and interior design consultations. Her areas of interest include livable cities and environmental aspects of urban affairs.

A Public Relations and Media specialist, hold a bachelor's degree in public relations from Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, and a master's researcher in public relations and social responsibility, interested in the social influence and social responsibility of institutions and public relations.

Administrative and finance professional holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He has expertise in institutional development, staff affairs administration and finance management.

Holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology from Saba University, Yemen. Worked in the private sector. Currently, he is working on administrative affairs.