Following is the Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Khudairi who was appointed earlier today as new Minister of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: * Holder of PhD in Strategic Planning from the University of London, Fellowship in Regional Planning from the University of Boston (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA and Masters degree in Planning of Cities from MIT * Served - as Executive Manager of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Project for Developing Public Education - Executive President of Education Developing Holding Company - Undersecretary of the Governorate of Makkah Region - Secretary General of Makkah and Al-Mashaer (Sacred Places) Development Commission - Undersecretary of the Governorate of Assir Region - Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipal and Regional Affairs for Cities' Planning - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Association for Urban Sciences - Technical Director for the United Nations Regional Development Project - Assistant Professor at King Saud University as well as Public Administration Institute * Worked in a number of Arab and foreign countries in the field of regional and urban development and strategic planning * Journalist writer on development affairs as well as the relation between building of human being and place development * Member of a number of local, regional and international associations and organizations * Author of a number of publications, books and research in the field of development.
