Saleh Abdul Aziz Al-Omar was recently appointed spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).
He is also the director of the Engineering Professional Examination at SCE.
Al-Omar is responsible for developing strategies and regulations for the professional engineering exams in cooperation with the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas) and the International Engineering Alliance.
Al-Omar has vast experience in the field of engineering. He has worked with several companies, which include Saudi Tumpane Co. and Albunayyan Holding.
In 2012, he joined Manar Alnour for Electricity System and Fire. His main duties focused on managing the requirements of the fire and electricity systems. Prior to that, he worked as a project manager at Al-Kharafi Sons Co.
Al-Omar also worked with Saudi Aramco as a mechanical engineer in different departments of the world’s biggest oil company.
He works with many government sectors and universities to increase awareness about the goals and objectives of the SCE professional exams, accreditation, and SCE membership. He also organizes workshops for engineers, technicians, and engineering college students.
He obtained a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Qassim University. Al-Omar received a master’s degree in engineering management from the Point Park University in the US.
SCE is a scientific professional body that aims to promote the engineering profession in the Kingdom and take measures to enhance its quality. Its tasks include setting criteria for practicing the profession.
One of the key goals of the council is to raise the standard of engineering education and training in the Kingdom.
It also encourages research and innovation in all fields of engineering.
Who’s Who: Saleh Abdul Aziz Al-Omar, spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers
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Who’s Who: Saleh Abdul Aziz Al-Omar, spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers
Praise for Justice Ministry’s online services to reduce court visits
- Will save time and money, says Dr. Osama Ghanem Al-Obaidy
- Najiz.sa platform provides more than 160 e-services
RIYADH: The Ministry of Justice’s new service that allows litigants to proceed with their cases without attending court has been praised by a local law expert.
Dr. Osama Ghanem Al-Obaidy, advisor and law professor at the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, told Arab News on Thursday the new online facility is a part of the ministry’s drive to digitize services.
“This is aimed at saving time, money and the effort of litigants by eliminating the need for in-person visits to the courts,” he said.
The ministry announced the new service on Tuesday. “This initiative is part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to streamline its legal services through digitalization,” it stated.
The Najiz.sa platform provides more than 160 e-services. In December, the ministry unveiled an online notification service for financial claims.
It enables creditors to issue official notices directly to debtors, stating the amounts due and specifying payment deadlines.
Bidding opens for ‘Coffee City’ in Baha region
- The aim is to enhance local production by planting 300,000 coffee trees over an area of 5 million square meters.
RIYADH: The Kingdom’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has opened bidding for its “Coffee City” in Baha’s Qalwah governorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
The aim is to enhance local production by planting 300,000 coffee trees over an area of 5 million square meters.
Businesses seeking to invest should submit their bids through the Furas platform by Sept. 9.
Saudi authorities thwart drug smugglers
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Border Guard on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 90 kg of qat into the Kingdom.
Officers in Jazan’s Al-Dayer area arrested six foreign nationals.
Qat, a flowering shrub native to the Arabian Peninsula, contains cathine and cathinone that work as a mild stimulant.
In Asir, a land patrol foiled an attempt to smuggle 15 kg of hashish into the country.
Anyone with information on smuggling operations or customs violations should call the confidential hotline 1910, the international number 00 966 114208417, or email [email protected].=
Financial rewards are offered for tips leading to prosecutions.
New body to improve food, water supply set up as demand rises
- Saudi Alliance for Agricultural and Food Technologies launched
- 40 companies, universities, research bodies, NGOs have joined
RIYADH: Forty public and private entities in the Kingdom have joined the new Saudi Alliance for Agricultural and Food Technologies that aims to improve the country’s food supply chain as demand rises.
Mansour bin Hilal Al-Mushaiti, deputy minister at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, launched the body on July 3 in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The alliance’s founding partners include the Research, Development and Innovation Authority, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and Topian, a food subsidiary of NEOM.
“The alliance aims to create a community of those interested in the agricultural and food technology sector, contribute to building bridges between actors in this sector,” the SPA reported.
In his speech, Al-Mushaiti said the aim was to develop an environment that “preserves natural resources and achieves sustainable water and food security.”
Al-Mushaiti said the ministry has improved the agriculture sector, which contributed an unprecedented $29 billion to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product in 2023.
With the new umbrella body, Al-Mushaiti said he hopes to see further improvement in financial outcomes.
Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks in Red Sea under study
- Coral-eating species threatens ecosystems, marine scientists say
- Humphead wrasse that feed on the starfish need better protection
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Wildlife Development has launched a survey of the Red Sea’s crown-of-thorns starfish to better understand and manage future outbreaks of the coral-eating species.
The action plan is the result of a workshop held by the NCWD in late 2022, during which the threat of outbreaks was discussed, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
The wildlife center, in collaboration with experts around the world, aims to develop protocols to detect outbreaks, and identify the best way to control damage to coral reefs.
“The crown-of-thorns starfish is a marine organism that feeds on algae and bacteria that grow on coral reefs, but it poses a major threat to coral reef ecosystems when it becomes widespread,” the report said, citing discussions during the workshop.
“The spread of the crown-of-thorns starfish has been linked to significant damage to coral reefs in the Red Sea, especially during the breeding season, which is observed in the last two weeks of July until the first two weeks of August,” it added.
Marine scientists and other experts who participated in the workshop have attributed outbreaks to the disruption of the food chain and overfishing of the species that feed on it.
The most important species that need protection is the humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), also known as the Napoleon fish, or locally as tarpani.
“They eat crown-of-thorn starfish and therefore keep populations of this damaging coral reef predator in check,” said a recent report of the World Wildlife Fund.
In Malaysia, the WWF helped to stop the export of the humphead wrasse and is working with other countries to do the same.
“We work with partners to repopulate protected coral reefs with wrasses that were formerly intended for sale through a buyback program with local fishermen. Since 2010, over 860 humphead wrasse have been released back into the wild,” the WWF said.
The fish is considered vulnerable to overfishing because it takes them about five to seven years to reach sexual maturity and reproduce.
