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IRF chairman appointed minister of transport for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Engineer Abdullah Al-Mogbel, chairman of the International Road Federation, was appointed minister of transport, Saudi Arabia with immediate effect by royal order of His Majesty Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Chairman Al-Mogbel’s appointment crowns an exceptional career, which began in 1978 as a project manager at the Ministry of Communications (later renamed the Ministry of Transport) at the onset of Saudi Arabia’s drive to connect its major cities throu
February 27, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Engineer Abdullah Al-Mogbel, chairman of the International Road Federation, has been appointed minister of transport, Saudi Arabia
Engineer Abdullah Al-Mogbel, chairman of the International Road Federation, was appointed minister of transport, Saudi Arabia with immediate effect by royal order of His Majesty Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Chairman Al-Mogbel’s appointment crowns an exceptional career, which began in 1978 as a project manager at the Ministry of Communications (later renamed the Ministry of Transport) at the onset of Saudi Arabia’s drive to connect its major cities through a backbone of modern highway systems. As mayor of Riyadh from 2012-2014, Eng. Al-Mogbel hosted the landmark 17th IRF World Meeting & Exhibition (3918 IRF Washington) , the region’s largest industry event to date with more than 2,000 delegates from 92 countries.

“Chairman Al-Mogbel has imprinted a unique mark on the programmes of the International Road Federation,” observed Brian Stearman, past chairman of the IRF and senior executive at Parson Corporation. “Many of the IRF’s current accomplishments trace their roots back to the vision he laid out to become the world’s leading platform for industry knowledge and training in support of effective transport policies and programmes.”

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