University President - Umm Al-Qura University

Scientific Qualifications

PhD. in Comparative English Literature at The University of Edinburgh. England. 1401 A.H.- 1981
Masters in English Language at The University of Edinburgh, England. 1399 A.H.-1979
Bachelors: English Language at The Kind Abdul-Aziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabic 1395 A.H.-1975
Other: Fellowship in Scientific Research at The University of Edinburgh, England.

Work Experience

Consultant to the Minister of Islamic Affairs on Human Rights. Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Daawa[1] and Guidance. Riyadh. 1422-1426 A.H
Deputy of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Daawa and Guidance. Riyadh. Head of the Steering Committee for The High Council of Islamic Affairs. 1415-1426 A.H
Professor of Comparative English Literature, Umm Al-Qura University. Makkah al-Mukaramah. 1411 A.H.
Head of the English Language Department and Deputy of the Languages' College. Islamic University in al-Madinah al-Munawarah. 7/1 - 12/1/1403 A.H.
Dean of Student Program Studies. Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah al-Mukaramah, 1403-1408 A.H.
Head of the General Committee of Languages and the Committee of the Translations of the Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an. Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Daawa and Guidance. Riyadh 1414-1418 A.H.
Head of the Permanent Committee for Conferences and Head of the Committee of Hajj (pilgrimage) Affairs. Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Daawa and Guidance. Riyadh 1415-1421 A.H.
Head of the Committee for assembling and maintaining the sequence of Muslim writers from around the world. Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Daawa and Guidance. Riyadh 1416-1420 A.H.

Committee and Council Membership

Member of the International Scientific Council for Mark Field's Institution for Graduate Studies, Loughborough University, England since 1420 A.H.
Member of the National Committee for Cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and various countries 1417-1423 A.H.
Representative of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Official Committees in Ministries and Government Institutions 1416-1426 A.H.
Member of the Permanent Council Committee, The National Festival for Heritage and Culture, The National Guard. Since 1414 A.H
Member of the Belgian Islamic Board, Ministry of External Affairs, Brussels, Belgium. Since 1417 A.H.
Member of various Scientific Promotions' Committees in several Saudi Universities since 1411 A.H.
Member of the International Union for Literature and Modern Languages. Washington, USA. Since 1408 A.H.
Member of the Board of Trustees for the Islamic Center of Edinburgh, England. From 1402-1420 A.H.
Member of the General Council of the Alumnae Association for Edinburgh University, England. Since 1401 A.H.
Member of the International Assembly for Comparative Literature, California, USA. Since 1399 A.H.
Member of the British Assembly for Comparative Literature, Canterbury, England/ Since 1399 A.H.
Member of the Arab Assembly for Comparative Literature, Algeria. Since 1399 A.H.

Award and Medals

The Presidents' Aware for Culture, Republic of Cameron. 1419 A.H.-1999
Certificate of Recognition from the Royal Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz Aal-Saud, Head of the High Council for Islamic Affairs 1422 A.H. -2002
Graduate Students' Excellence Award, University of Edinburgh, England. 1400 A.H. - 1980

Conferences and Workshops

The Regional Conference for Human Rights, Amman, Jordan. 1423 A.H.
Symposium on Human Rights in Islam, The High Commissioner for Human Right, United Nations. Geneva. 1422 .H.
Symposium on Islamic Comments on the International Announcement of Human Rights, The High Commissioner for Human Rights, The United Nations. Geneva. 1418 A.H.
Symposium on the Future of Arab Countries' Relations with Islamic Countries of Central Asia. Ministry of External Affairs, Riyadh, 1416 A.H.
Symposium on Coordination of Islamic Work. The Islamic Conference Organization. Jakarta, Indonesia. 1415 A.H.
Symposiums on awarding the Fulbright Scholarship in Comparative Literature, Michigan University, USA. 1412 A.H.
The Thirteenth Conference for the Comparative Literature Association, Tokyo, Japan. 1411 A.H.
Dialogues on friendship and returning relations after the invasion of Kuwait. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. 1411 A.H.
Conference on the Historical and Cultural context of the Linguistic and Intellectual Phenomenon. Canada. 1408 A.H.

Research and Books

Human Rights' Encyclopedia in Islam and its characteristics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabic. Eight Books. 1425 A.H. - 2004
Human Rights in the Basic Ruling System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1423 A.H.
The Islamic Political System: Council and its applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1422 A.H. - 2002
Rights of Minorities in Islam and their lives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1423 A.H.
Rights of Children in Islam and their context in the governing system and education curricula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1422 A.H.
Human Rights in Palestine, 1422 A.H.
The New World Order from an Islamic Perspective and the United Nation's Vision: Militarily, Politically, Economically and Culturally. 1421 A.H.
Islam's depiction in English Literature (750-1950): A Historical and Critical Review. 1419 A.H.-1999.
The Concept of Missionary Work in Shakespeare's Plays, 1419 A.H.-1999.
The Rights of a Non-Muslim in a Muslim Society. 1418 A.H.-1998.
Jews in Shakespeare's and Bakthier's Plays. 1410 A.H.
Joseph and His Brethren, 1989.
The Islamic Elements in Poe's Poems al-Aaraad and Israfel, 1988.