Dr. Abdalla Mosa Altayer PROFILE Effectively handled executive leadership positions with an impact on decision making and policies. Highly equipped with information and Extensive expertise in handling domestic and international affairs, specifically national security and international strategic relations with Saudi Arabia. Effectively managed and oversaw the educational and academic affairs in the Saudi cultural attachés abroad. Conceptual talents and hand on experience in managing the centres of Strategic Studies and Think Tank development driven projects. Expertise in analysing internal and external political affairs, with special interest in Saudi- American affairs. Effectively handled academic and administrative executive positions of major responsibility on a continual path of professional advancement. Specialist and practitioner in the visual media and written discourse analysis. Specialist, as a member of the Advisory Board of media to the late Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Weekly columnist writer in the prominent Al-Riyadh Newspaper. A Former faculty member. Personable, work effectively with a wide range of personalities from different cultures. Effective in building public relationships. Organised, strong in detail and socially astute. Innovative, deliver solutions that leverage academic and governmental institutions, people, performance and achievement of objectives. International Background in understanding diverse cultures.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE April 2016-May2017 2013 2015 2015 2015 Jan,- Oct, Political Advisor, Saudi Arabian Embassy, Paris. France Deputy Ministry of Higher Education for Educational Affairs Founder & General Overseer of the Center for Strategic Studies The General Overseer of the Office of the Minister of Higher Education The Chief Overseer of the Department of the Saudi Cultural attaché offices 1999-2011 The Saudi Cultural Attaché in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Aug,2000- Mar, 2004 Assistant Professor at Imam University, Riyadh. Feb, 1999-Aug, 2000 Member of the Saudi Diplomatic Mission, United States Washington, USA Feb, 1999-Aug, 2000 Head of the Department of Applied Linguistics, AL Imam University, Riyadh. AL 1989-1990 Secretary Editor of the Darah magazine, King Abdul Aziz Foundation, Riyadh EDUCATION 1998 Leeds University, Leeds - UK PhD in Applied Linguistics (discourse analysis) 1992 Master's degree in Applied Linguistics 1988 Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication LANGUAGE Arabic (Native language) English (Fluent) CONSULTATION, MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEES 2015-present 2014-2015 Media and mass communication consultant, Al-Alamia Group. Riyadh. Member of the Council of Darah (King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research
2014 2015 2014 present 2011-2016 -2011-2011 - 2001 and Archives), King Abdulaziz Foundation. Member of the National Committee to regulate the moral content of the information technology. Member of the Advisory Committee to review the strategic plan for King Fahd Security College, Member of the Council Board of Media and Communication Association (two terms). Member of the Advisory Board of Mass Communication and a speech writer for His Highness the late Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Member of the Management Board Committee of Prince Sultan Center for Arabic language, Moscow State University for International Relations. Head of the media Committee for the First Regional Conference of innovation in Jeddah. News and program adviser for the Saudi national television 2 nd channel. Co-founder and chairman of the Center for Saudi Studies, Washington DC. TRAINING COURSES 1991 Academic accreditation and assessment of academic programs. Visionary leadership and organizational reality, London, UK. Strategic planning in the academic field, Riyadh. Team management and building academic distinctive units, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Building scientific distinctive programs, the Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh. Training of the trainees, the Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh. Specialized communication skills, Languages, Inc. USA. American press and impartiality, Leadership Institute, USA. Media editing, Institute of Public Administration, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WORKSHOPS 2017 2017 2004 Saudi Arabia in a changing world and unstable region: opportunities and changeless. GFC, Paris. Saudi Arabia-France security cooperation on fighting terrorism. Diplomatic Academy international (DAI), Paris. NATO relationship with the Gulf States, a futuristic vision, Dubai. Educational relations between the Gulf States and the European Union and the attainable opportunities, Dubai. Higher Education in Australia and the Gulf states, Dubai. The construction and the application of the Arabic TOEFL, Dubai. Conducting a workshop and a seminar on media and Development, organized by the United Nations Office in Riyadh. A strategy to improve the kingdom's image in the United States, Washington, USA. US-Saudi relations, Washington, USA. Arab-American relations, Center for Defence Studies, Washington, USA. PUBLICATIONS Commercial advertisements in the Saudi newspapers, Magazine of Linguistics. Thinking aloud (1st edition).
1992 The relationship between personality traits and the results of student achievement tests. The America that might come back (Book). Has Osama bin Laden sprung from the womb of Wahhabism? (In English). An analysis of the Saudi TV experience in teaching Arabic language. LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND RESEARCH STUDIES 2013 2012 Working paper on the role of the media sector in social responsibility towards the youth. Working paper on the experiences of nations in serving their mother tongue language on an international level, King Abdullah International Centre for servicing Arabic language, Riyadh. Lecture on globalization and local identity at the Tokyo International Book Fair, Tokyo, Japan. Lecture on the architectural heritage and local identity, the Emirate of Dubai Municipality, Dubai, UEA. Lecture on media and globalization, Jazan Literary Club, Jazan. Cultural Indicators of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its positive inspirational effect on cultural and media, a paper published in Abha Forum. Saudi press coverage of the of the 9/11/2001 events, a study in the linguistic term. A paper presented at the Conference of media and Communication Society. Saudi-American relations in the balance, Abha Literary Club, a symposium. Audio-visual media and national dialogue. A paper presented at the major symposium organized by King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue titled: National Dialogue and the media. The role that can be played by independent studies centers in improving the image of the kingdom abroad after the events of 9/11. The Conference of Media and Communication Society. Islamic and Arab issues in the speeches of the Kingdom before the United Nations General Assembly. The role of awareness programs in Saudi TV in the rationalization of water consumption. The first regional conference to rationalize water consumption in Riyadh and won the award for perfect search in. MEDIA POSTS - present 1995-2004- - - - A weekly column entitled: Thinking aloud in Al-Riyadh newspaper. A weekly column entitled: Thinking aloud in Al- Madinah newspaper. Producer and presenter of the program "the other side" on the news channel. "Confessions of some members of the deviant group in Al Hayer, (2 and 3 series), and Azizia cell", TV program. Director of a live preparatory meetings for the Seventh National Dialogue meeting in six Saudi cities. A monthly article on Gulf issues called, "The Views", published by the Gulf Research Center in Dubai.
MEDIA APPEARANCE I have participated in writing regularly or occasionally in newspapers, such as the Middle East, Al Jazira, Al Riyadh, Businesswomen, The Shura Council, Washington Post, Insan, the Bahraini Gulf, and the UAE Albayan. I have also been a guest on many TV shows and channels both domestic and international to discuss national, international and cultural issues. Some such channels are: Superpower, C-Span Americas, Al-Jazeera, Al Arabia, MBC, LBC, NBN, Kuwait channel, Dubai economic, CNBC in Arabic, the economic channel, Qatar TV, the national first and second Saudi news channel. I was also a guest on the Saudi radio, the English section several times.