HRH Dr. MAHA BINT MISHARI BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD Vice President of External Relations and Advancement

HRH Dr. Maha AlSaud is the Vice President of External Relations and Advancement at Alfaisal University (2014-present), a fully accredited NCAAA institute of higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HRH Dr. Maha spearheaded the enrolment of women in 2011 and serves as a member on the Board of Trustees, and Chairperson of the External Relations Advisory Board. Her highness proudly represents Alfaisal University, showcasing its high-quality standards both nationally and internationally. She established a cohesive organizational structure for the External Relations Division (ERD) that has been effective in developing and implementing a coordinated program of strategic communications designed to advance the institutional objectives of the University.

HRH Dr. Maha is one of the founders and former Governor of American College of Physicians (ACP 2015 - 2019) – Saudi Arabia chapter and a member of its Global International Council. She is passionate about bringing a positive change for the women workforce and has created & chairs several committees that govern women’s admission & work environment.

She has brought International spotlight to her country on many occasions. She represented Saudi Arabia in the USA and in Kuwait for the International Conference on Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering. She was also part of the International Professional and Cultural Program of the People-to-People Congress led by the Head of the American College of Physicians in India. She represented Saudi women physicians at his Majesty’s Royal Court to wives of heads of states of Indonesia, Korea, Jordan, Spain, Lebanon, France, China, Austria & other senior delegates.

HRH Dr. Maha holds a MBBS degree from King Saud University (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), College of Medicine (1986). She completed the Residency program at George Washington University Hospital for internal Medicine (1993). She acquired the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification (1994) and continues to hold it. She was also a Board Member at the Primary Vascular Research Institute.

Presently, HRH Dr. Maha AlSaud is a Consultant of Internal Medicine and Senior Clinical Scientist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (1995-present) and an assistant professor of College of Medicine at Alfaisal University. She is also the President of George Washington University Medical Alumni, for Saudi Arabia and Gulf region.

She is the Lead Co-Chair of the Taskforce #9 “Migration and Young Societies” at G20 Saudi Arabia 2020.