Abdul Rahman Bin Khalid Al-Khunayfir

Abdul Rahman Bin Khalid Al-Khunayfir

Saudi Academic, Researcher, and Cultural Advisor.

Name in Arabic:
عبدالرحمن بن خالد الخنيفر
Date of Birth: 1 August 1985 ( 41 Year)
Nationality: Saudi
Country of Residence: Saudi Arabia
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Abdul Rahman Bin Khalid Al-Khunayfir's Bio

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Saudi Academic, Researcher, and Cultural Advisor

He has served as Chair of the Arab Book at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies since January 1, 2026. He has also served as a Part-Time Advisor to the Saudi Ministry of Culture since December 2020, a Member of the Knowledge Content Committee at the King Fahd National Library since January 29, 2025, and President of the Mekal Club for Rare Publications since July 2021.

He previously served as a university professor, including at the graduate level, at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University from 2016 to 2022. He also served as a Part-Time Advisor to the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League from 2023 to 2025, and as an Advisor to the National Character Enhancement Program in 2019.

He has authored and published several scholarly books and research studies, including: Civil Ethics in Western Civilization; Methods of Receiving Greek Moral Philosophy in Arab Civilization; The Concept of Manuscript Heritage between Unified Arab Law and National Laws for the Protection of Manuscripts; Despicable Virtues; The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Rare Publications; and Rare Philosophical Publications. He has also prepared critical editions of manuscripts published for the first time.

He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo from 2024 to 2025.

He holds a PhD in Western Ethical Thought from the Department of Intellectual Studies at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University (2019); a Postgraduate Diploma in Manuscript Studies from the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts (2019) ; a Higher Diploma in Legal Practice from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University (2017); and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Civilizations from the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University.

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