Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar

Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar is the founding Secretary General of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID, based in Vienna)[1][2] and the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND, based in Riyadh). He is also notable as Supervisor General of the King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL, based in Riyadh).[3][4][5]

Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar
Born11 January 1959 (1 Rajab 1378 AH)
Sadus, Saudi Arabia
Alma materKing Saud University
Known forSecretary General of King Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID)

Education

Faisal bin Muaammar received his early education in Sadus, Saudi Arabia. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Riyadh (now known as King Saud University), he joined the Saudi International Scholarship Program and was sponsored by the Saudi Arabian National Guard to attend graduate school in the US. He earned his master's degree in Management from Webster University in St. Louis in 1985.

Career

Since the mid-1980s, bin Muaammar has been associated with the fields of dialogue, culture and education in Saudi Arabia, pursuing the principles of coexistence by deepening knowledge and mutual understanding among diverse communities.[6][7]

Bin Muaammar has served on the boards of a number of organizations whose mandate is to enhance education and inter-group understanding. Currently, he serves on the Boards of the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies (Morocco); the King Fahd National Library; the Administration Authority of the National Center for Documents and Archives; the Forum of Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (United Arab Emirates); the World Scout Foundation (Switzerland), the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives, the National Committee for Monitoring the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue Initiatives and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.[2][4][8][9][10][11]

Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue

KAICIID is the world's first intergovernmental organization whose mission is to build peace through dialogue among world religions.[12][13] The Centre is supported by a unique two-tier governance structure that connects government representatives (the Council of Parties, comprising the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Austria and the Kingdom of Spain, as well as the Holy See, as Founding Observer) with religious leaders (the Board of Directors) who represent faith-based institutions. Bin Muaammar was appointed Secretary General of KAICIID in 2012.[14] His term was renewed in 2016.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Similarly, KACND, an independent Saudi Arabian organization of which bin Muaammar is also Secretary General, works to enhance dialogue among Saudi citizens from different intra-religious and societal backgrounds.[4][5][22]

Knowledge Building

Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar is also Supervisor General of the King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL, based in Riyadh), founded in 1987. The library mainly covers Arabic Islamic Heritage. In 2006, bin Muaammar was behind the initiative to create the library's Arabic Union Catalog (AUC).[23] In addition to having a branch in Morocco, a third branch of the King Abdulaziz Library was opened at Beijing University in the Chinese capital in 2017.[24]

All three libraries develop collections and diversify knowledge resources, providing reader and researcher programs, in addition to hosting workshops, lectures, seminars and local and international symposiums.[24]

From 1996 to 2003 bin Muaammar was the Vice Chair of the Executive Committee for the National Heritage and Culture Festival (the Janadriyah Festival).

Roles in the Saudi Arabian Government

In 1985, bin Muammar had served as general manager of the Civilian Training Department of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a role he left to work on the KAPL project under appointment of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In 1996, he returned as the Undersecretary of the National Guard's Educational and Cultural Affairs Department.[25]

In 2003, he became advisor to the Court of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.[25]

Bin Muaammar also served as Vice Minister of Education in Saudi Arabia from 2009-2011.[26][27] He serves as advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.[19][20][21]

References
  1. Muaammar, Faisal Bin (16 June 2016). "Why Humanitarian Efforts Need Religious Leaders and Interreligious Dialogue". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Faith dialogue to counter violence in name of religion". 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. Al-awsat, Asharq. "King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue Archives - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. "King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue, Harvard University sign deal to measure coexistence, tolerance". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. الإلكترونية, صحيفة سبق. ""بن معمر": اليوم الوطني مناسبة عظيمة لتأمّل ملحمة هذا الوطن وسيرة مؤسّسه وإنجازات التوحيد". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "His Holiness Aram I Met H.E. Faisal bin Muaammar". Armenian Orthodox Church. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. الإلكترونية, صحيفة سبق. "فيصل بن معمر: إنجازات ولي العهد تحقّق ريادة المملكة للعالم الإسلامي". SABQ. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. "Saudi global peace center in Malaysia reflects true tolerance of Islam, says KACND chief". 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. "King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue introduces peace project for cultural communication to foreign diplomats' wives". 18 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. Al-awsat, Asharq (19 April 2017). "Saudi Arabia Launches Programs to Enhance Fight against Terrorism - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. "National cohesion meetings to be held across all KSA regions". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. "KAICIID Partners Commit to Unprecedented and Sustained Dialogue in Field of Education". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. "United Nations SG, faith leaders launch Fez Plan of Action on religious violence". Africa Times. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. "KAICIID Launches Global Database of Knowledge on Interreligious Dialogue". PR Newswire. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. "'Support for Jerusalem' Conference Calls for Recognizing the City as the Capital of Palestine". Asharq Al Awsat. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  16. "Saudi organization receives the Africa Peace Prize 2018 award". Arab News. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  17. "KAICIID receives 2018 Africa Peace Prize". Egypt Today. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. "KAICIID, UN Office on Genocide Prevention sign MoU". Arab News. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  19. "El KAICIID participa en la Cumbre Humanitaria Mundial de Estambul". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  20. "National Dialogue backs operation". Arab News. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  21. "Saudi mulls workplace rules as more women join". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  22. "From Religious Conflict to an Interfaith Community". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  23. "OCLC partners with King Abdulaziz Public Library in Saudi Arabia to make Arabic-language resources available through WorldCat.org". www.oclc.org. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  24. "King Salman launches library at Peking University". Arab News. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  25. "KACND chief says Decisive Storm defeats evil designs". Arab News. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  26. "Info" (PDF). worldpolicyconference.com.
  27. "Deputy Minister of Education Receives Spain's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia وكالة الأنباء السعودية". www.spa.gov.sa.
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