Deputy Minister for Research & Innovation at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture since February 2023, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Through his position in the ministry, he leads national policies for research, development and innovation, and coordinates and guides the business environment across the environment, water and agriculture sectors, where he oversaw the preparation of the ministry’s strategy for research, development and innovation (2024-2030), and mobilized investments worth 6.4 billion Saudi riyals, also he contributed to the establishment of the Saudi AgriFood Tech Alliance SAFTA, and launched the National Platform for Research and Innovation Foresight NPRAS.

He is also the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Green Biotechnology at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and a member and secretary of the Ministerial Steering Committee for Research, Development and Innovation at the same ministry. 

He chairs the Advisory Board of the National Transformation Institute at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST, and the Nominations and Remuneration Committee at the National Center for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development Estidama.

The membership of each of the following is held:

• Board of Directors of Qassim University since 2025.
• Board of Directors of University of Tabuk since 2025.
• Board of Directors of the National Center for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development "Estidama".
• Board of Trustees of the Almarai International Award since 2023.
• Member, Audit and Risk Committee of the National Livestock & Fisheries Development Program since 2024.

He has practical experience in the areas of intellectual property governance and institutional design, alignment of national and sectoral policies, commercialization of intellectual property and creation of economic value, and technology transfer and licensing frameworks, in addition to his contribution to establishing intellectual property as a key enabler of innovation-led growth, by linking research outputs with markets, investment and industrial development.

He was the Chairman of the National Committee for Bioethics and Medical Ethics, a member of the Board of Directors of both the National Institute for Health Research and the Saudi Camel Racing Federation affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Sports , and a member of the first founding team at the Research, Development and Innovation Development Authority .

He held several positions at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology KACST, including: Vice President for Scientific Research Support, Vice President for Innovation and Commercial Marketing, and Director of the Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences Research.

He supervised the development and management of several national research and development programs, and has made numerous scientific contributions, having published more than 50 scientific papers and obtained a number of patents in the field of pharmacy.

He holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom in 2013, a Master's degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom in 2008, and a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from King Saud University in 2005.