Professor Dr. Abdul Latif bin Ibrahim Al-Hudaithy
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Professor Abdul Latif Ibrahim Al-Hudaithy
Vice President of King Khalid University for Business and Community Partnership. He has extensive experience in academic, investment, marketing, and consulting sectors. His interests include management, leadership, e-marketing, development, and Saudi Vision 2030. He has served as the Dean of the Institute of Research and Consulting Studies, Head of the Department of Marketing and E-Commerce at King Khalid University, and Advisor to the Asir Region Governorate. He was awarded the Best PhD Dissertation in the Arab World in 2010, along with several local and international awards, including the Best Researcher in Indexed International Publishing at King Khalid University in 2020. He is an international reviewer and participant in numerous international conferences and workshops. He also serves as President of the Saudi Management Association – Asir Branch and is a member of several research centers and scientific associations within the Kingdom and abroad. He has authored and published 50 books and research papers in indexed foreign journals and international conferences.
Recent Achievements
Supervision of King Khalid University's investments, endowments, real estate, self-generated resources, and alternative revenues.
Establishment, organization, and supervision of the financial, revenue, endowment, investment administrations, the Institute of Research and Consulting Studies, and digital platforms at King Khalid University, as well as overseeing their governance.
Strategic prioritization of spending on the university's projects and plans, propelling the university to rank third nationally and sixth in the Arab world among universities.
Oversight of the university's acquisition of major national consulting projects.
Supervision of three business incubators and accelerators at King Khalid University.
Oversight of the establishment of the first digital innovation lab in the region and the second among Saudi universities, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Supervision of the creation, design, and operation of the Business Center at King Khalid University (The center won the “Great Place to Work” award as the second-best workplace in Saudi Arabia in 2023).
Leading a generation of young entrepreneurs and innovators at the university, enabling King Khalid University to win 14 international awards in major global competitions.