12 Notable alumni of King AbdulAziz University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
King AbdulAziz University is ranked #630 in the world and #2 in Saudi Arabia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from King AbdulAziz University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with King AbdulAziz University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sabria Jawhar
journalist
Sabria Salama Murjan Jawhar is a Saudi Arabian journalist and columnist for the Jeddah-based Arab News. She has an expertise in Arabic/English linguistics. She also writes for English-language news outlets, including The Huffington Post, and serves as an assistant professor in the field of applied linguistics. In 2010, Jawhar was named by the Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine as one of...
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2. Tasneem Alsultan
1985-. (aged 41)
photographer
Tasneem Alsultan is a Saudi-American photographer, artist and speaker. Having covered stories primarily for The New York Times and National Geographic, she is known for her work on gender and social issues in Saudi Arabia and the region. Among other distinctions, Alsultan has been named Ambassador for the Canon imaging corporation as the first Arab woman photographer.
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3. Khansaa Alshiha
1971-. (aged 55)
sociologist
Khansaa Alshiha is a Saudi Arabian academic, researcher, and civil rights activist. Alshiha has Ph.D in Applied Sociology.
4. Amjed Bedewi
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
Amjed Bedewi is a Saudi diplomat and incumbent Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Guinea, Sierra Leone. He was nominated by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He was sworn in on July 18, 2009.
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5. Amr Dabbagh
1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson
Amr Al-Dabbagh is a Saudi businessman. He headed the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) from 2004 to 2012.
6. Manal al-Sharif
1979-. (aged 47)
computer scientist
activist
women's rights activist
writer
Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right-to-drive campaign in 2011. Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook. Al-Sharif was detained on 21 May 2011, released, and rearrested the following day. On 30 May, al-Sharif was released on bail, on the conditions...
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7. Said Aqil Siradj
1953-. (aged 73)
Said Aqil Siradj is an Indonesian Islamic scholar and former chairman of the executive council of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in the world. The most recent publication of The 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan ranked him as the 20th most influential Muslim person in the world.
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8. Adel Fakeih
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
businessperson
politician
Adel Fakeih is a Saudi Arabian engineer and the former mayor of Jeddah. He was the minister of labor from August 2010 to April 2015, minister of health between April 2014 and December 2014, and minister of economy and planning between 2015 and 2017. He has been in detention since November 2017.
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9. Assim al-Hakeem
1962-. (aged 64)
preacher
orator
cleric
university teacher
ulema
Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem is a Saudi Arabian cleric of Indonesian descent. He is based primarily in the city of Jeddah, where he preaches Sunni Islam with a Salafist approach mostly in English, delivering programs on social media channels.
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10. Mariam Fardous
1984-. (aged 42)
astronaut
physician
Mariam H. Fardous is a Saudi astronaut, selected as a back-up astronaut for Axiom Mission 2 by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.
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11. Muna AbuSulayman
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
Muna AbuSulayman, is an American-born Saudi businesswoman and activist. She is also the former founding Secretary General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company and co-host of the Kalam Nawaem ("Speech of the Soft") television show on the satellite network MBC 1. In August 2013, AbuSulayman was announced as the...
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12. Waleed Abulkhair
1979-. (aged 47)
lawyer
human rights defender
Waleed Sami Abulkhair is a Saudi Arabian lawyer and human rights activist, and the head of the Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA) organization. He is the first activist to be prosecuted by the Terrorism Law. He was arrested on 15 April 2014, and was sent to al-Ha'ir Prison while awaiting prosecution. On 6 July 2014, Abulkhair was...
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