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MEI is honored to host Osama Al-Kurdi, distinguished member of the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council)of Saudi Arabia since 2001, to discuss "Developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."

Before his appointment to the Council, Mr. Al-Kurdi served as Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Assistant Director-General of the Saudi Consulting House.

Mr. Al-Kurdi has served on a number of committees, including the US-Arab Chamber of Commerce in Washington, a consulting committee for the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. In the Kingdom, he has served on numerous boards including the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, the National Industrialization Co., the Saudi Land Transportation Co. and the Saudi Standards Organization.

Mr. Al-Kurdi holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

More About the Majlis Al-Shura:
The Majlis Al-Shura advises the King and the Council of Ministers on a regular basis on matters pertaining to government programs and policies. The Shura Council’s primary function is to assess, interpret, and modify the Kingdom’s system of laws, by-laws, contracts, and international agreements. In August 1993, King Fahd restructured the Majlis Al-Shura (national consultative council) to make it more efficient. The Majlis Al-Shura, which was initially composed of 60 prominent members of Saudi social, political, and religious life, was expanded to 90 members in 1997.