His Excellency the Chairman of the Council of University Affairs
His tenure 2022 : until now
His Excellency Mr. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan
The Minister of Education and Chairman of the Council of University Affairs in Saudi Arabia, he is a prominent leader in the fields of industry and education. He served as CEO of SABIC and has extensive experience in economics, management, and educational policy development. He is a member of several local and international councils related to industry and innovation.
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Industrial Management
- Bachelor of Economics
- Executive Certificate from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Practical experience
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
- CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
- Executive Vice President of Finance
- Executive Vice President of the Information Strategy Business Unit
- Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Committees and conferences
- Chair of the Business 20 (B20) Group of the G20
- Chair of the Business 20 (B20) Group of the G20
- Member of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Foreign Trade
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Information Technology Company (SABIC)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Information Technology Company (SABIC)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Investment and Local Content Development Company (Nesma Investment)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for NEOM
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Capital Market Authority (Tadawul)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Saud University (KSU)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Small and Medium Enterprises Bank (Saudi SME Bank)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (YANSAB)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Iron and Steel Company (HADEED)
Memberships
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Boao Economic Forum for Asia
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Petrochemical Manufacturers Committee
- Member of the Saudi-American Business Council
- Member of the Higher Committee for Research, Development and Innovation
- Member of the Board of Directors of the General Ports Authority
- Member of the Founding Council of the Future Transport Sector Development Project
- Member of the International Council of Chemical Associations
- Member of the International Advisory Board of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Member of the Higher Committee for Research, Development and Innovation
