PSIPW General Secretary – Dr. Abdulmalek A. Al Alshaikh

Dr. Abdulmalek Al Alshaikh was born in Riyadh in the year 1949.

Education

• Ph.D. in Arid Lands Studies, 1983. University of Arizona, Tucson.
• Masters Degree in Agricultural Science, 1975. University of Arizona, Tempe.
• Bachelors Degree in Agriculture, 1972. University of Arizona, Tempe.

Academic Appointments:

• 1996 to the present – Associate Professor, Department of Soil Sciences
  College of Nutrition and Agriculture, King Saud University
• 1989-1995 – Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Sciences
  College of Nutrition and Agriculture, King Saud University
• 1983-1987 – Assistant Professor
  King Faisal University

Professional History:

• 1994 to the present – Director General
  The Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research
• 1994 to the present – General Secretary
  The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
• 2004 – to the present – Chairman of the King Fahd Rain and Floodwater Harvesting Project
• 2008 –Chairman of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Chair for water research.
• 2005 – Chairman of the Saudi Environmental Society
• 1986-1988 – Chairman of the Center for Water Research
  King Faisal University
• 1985-1988 – Part-Time Consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture and Water