Faris Alsaqabi

Faris AlSaqabi serves as the Deputy Minister for Human Capability Development and General Supervisor for Digital Transformation Deputyship at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources since June 2023. Currently, Faris holds several board member positions at the Saudi Business Center, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Higher Institute For Plastics Fabrication, and NITI National Industrial Training Institute, all starting in January 2024. Additionally, Faris has been a board member of the Strategic Orientations Steering Council at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University since June 2021 and served as an Executive Committee Member for Future Work from April 2022 to June 2023. Previous roles include leading various initiatives at the Research, Development and Innovation Authority and serving as Deputy Minister for Future Jobs & Capabilities at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia from July 2017 to June 2023. Faris holds multiple degrees in information systems and computer science from prestigious institutions, including a Master’s degree from King Saud University and an Executive Education credential from MIT Sloan.