Dr. Abdelfattah bin Suliman Mashat
Position
Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah
His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdulfattah Bin Sulaiman Mashat, is one of the leading talents who combines developmental experience with governmental administrative vision. He leads the strategic files for developing public policies for the Hajj and Umrah system, enhancing integration between partner entities to raise operational efficiency and performance governance in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030. His Excellency also gives top priority to institutionalizing digital and institutional transformation and empowering the non-profit sector to enrich the journey of the Guests of Allah and facilitate their rituals.
Education
1999 PhD degree from the University of Leeds United Kingdom in Computer Science Distributed Multimedia Systems
1992 Master degree from the University of Leeds United Kingdom in Computer Science
1989 Bachelor of Science degree from King Abdulaziz University Computer Science
Previous Positions
Vice President for Development King Abdulaziz University from 2013 to 2016 in addition to Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research
Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at King Abdulaziz University from 2012 to 2013
Dean of Admission and Registration at King Abdulaziz University from 2006 to 2012
Part time advisor to the Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet Mosque for the development of eGovernment systems from 2004 to 2013
Committees and Memberships
Member of the Executive Committee for International University Rankings IRIG since 2016
General Supervisor of the National Institutional Accreditation NCAAA for King Abdulaziz University and the university obtained institutional academic accreditation in 2015
General Supervisor of the Third Strategic Plan of King Abdulaziz University 2015
Member of the Board of Trustees at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University since 2009
Member of the Board of Trustees at Al Yamamah University from 2009 to 2012 and Member of the Board of Trustees at Dar Al Hekma College from 2005 to 2008
Member of the Higher Committee for the Electronic University since 2006
Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Third Strategic Plan of King Abdulaziz University 2014