Chief Executive Officer of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) since December 12, 2021, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Al Harthi also serves as Chairman of the Saudi Media Forum.

In addition, he is a Board Member of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in Germany, a Member of the Saudi Journalists Association, and a Founding Member of both the Young Arab Leaders Forum at the World Economic Forum – Middle East (Davos) and the Gulf 2000 Project at Columbia University, United States.

Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority. He has contributed articles to leading publications, including Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Bayan, Sayidaty, and Arrajol. He also presented the television program “Bidoun Shak” (Without Doubt) on MBC and served as Editor-in-Chief of Arab News in Saudi Arabia. In addition, he was a member of the UK National Union of Journalists.

He began his journalism career with Asharq Al-Awsat in the United Kingdom, later joining Arab News as a correspondent in 1992. He subsequently moved to Al Eqtisadiah, where he advanced from staff journalist to front-page editor and Managing Editor. He later joined the Financial Times as a visiting journalist.

In 2004, he became Editor-in-Chief of Sayidaty and Al Jamila magazines, playing a key role in expanding Sayidaty into a group of specialized titles, including Sayidaty Décor, Sayidaty & Your Child, and Sayidaty Fashion. He later served as Editor-in-Chief of Arrajol Magazine.

He has received several honors, including the Imtinan Award for Inspiring Figures (2025) from the Princess Seetah bint Abdul Aziz Award for Excellence in Social Work, the Media Creativity Award (2014), and the Gulf Excellence Award (2002).

He holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from City, University of London (1998), a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, and an Executive Leadership Certificate from Harvard University, United States.