Head of Steering Committee
 

Mr. Abdulaziz H. Al-Ageel is the Secretary General of the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC). He assumed this current post in August 2010.

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) was founded in 1976 by the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as a knowledge-hub and industrial investment promotion catalyst, for the purpose of industrial diversification and development within the GCC countries.

Mr. Al- Ageel started his professional career path with the Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC) for 25 years of distinguished experience and track records of value-added accomplishments in Marketing, Communication and Administration Services management, where he held various managerial positions at the Co.’s headquarters in Riyadh and its offices in the United States and Turkey.

Mr. Al Ageel has participated in several national and international workshops, seminars and conferences.

He also edited the ‘SABIC Story’, an authoritative book outlining the company’s accomplishments over the past 25 years, as well as specialized articles for gulf newspapers and magazines.
Mr. Al-Ageel obtained an MBA from Houston University, Houston, Texas. USA
 

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H.E. Mr. Ahmed Hassan Dhaif

Assistant Secretary General For Industrial Information And Studies Sector

Chairman of the Committee

Bahraini national, with nearly 20 years in various international organizations, that include 15 years in Danish  and European firms, with experiences in industrial development. Mr. Dhaif has developed a strong  background in planning and strategic management. As the Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Information and Studies Sector at GOIC, which started in 2004, he is responsible for Industrial Studies & information in GOIC and development of industrial strategic plans & projects for GCC member states. He managed and delivered these initiatives for the private sector and created strategic alliances with various global and regional industry leaders:§ Initiating KBI (Knowledge Based Industry) roadmap for the GCCs & National KBI road map for each country in cooperation with SRI (Stanford Research Institute).

• Conceptualization and consultation for pharmaceutical industrial city project with ministry of industry in Oman. The project is to develop a pharmaceutical industrial area, and to identify pharmaceutical core industry, identify technological partners, and potential investor institution.

• Initiation of Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries Association.

• Implementing Business intelligence (BI) for the industrial sector in the GCCs.

• Establishing joint venture company, “Project Development Company”, between (GOIC) and Gulf

• 1 Investment Bank. Where GOIC develop projects and the bank structure and manage the fund.

• Developing projects for private sector - investors, e.g. of projects that has been developed is

• Insulin production, Intravenous Solution project.

• He has MBA from DePaul University, Chicago 2004. BSc. In computer Science engineering from Engineering College of Copenhagen 1997. Basic Medicine 1982 from Al Mansoora University.
   

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Dr. Laila Dyab Ishrair

Strategic Planning Consultant

Member Of The Committee

Strategic Planning Consultant at GOIC since September 2009. Currently involved in developing industrial strategies for several GCC countries and also the project manager for GOIC strategy. Prior to joining GOIC, she worked at the General Secretariat of Development Planning as Social and Health Planning Consultant (2002-September 2009). Participated in numerous projects such as the Labor Market Strategy in the State of Qatar, Social Policy of the State of Qatar and Knowledge-based Economy. Member of the team which wrote Qatar National Vision 2030 and GOIC's representative in the Economic Diversification Working Group of Qatar National Vision 2030. Held the position of Lecturer at Qatar University (1999-2006). Consultant to UNDP in Abu Dhabi in the field of strategies and strategic planning. Dr. Laila has been awarded PhD by Leeds University U.K. (theoretical part) and Alexandria University, Egypt (field study part) in Quality Development in Organization and Strategic Planning.

 
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Dr. Ali Al-Abdulrazzaq

Director, Industrial Studies And Policies Department

Member Of The Committee

Kuwaiti national currently seconded from the World Bank to GOIC. Appointed since October 2010 as the Director of Industrial Studies and Policies Department at GOIC.  More than 24 years of professional experience that includes 16 years with various development financing institutions (Kuwait Fund, OPEC Fund, IMF, and WB), and some 8 years in different governmental agencies. Professional interests include macroeconomics, fiscal, industrial and trade policies, and private sector development.  Has a Ph.D. Economics, Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, 1994,  M.Phil Development Economics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 1988, and M.Sc. Mineral Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 1981.

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Dr. Atif ElGozali

Engineering Expert

Industrial Investment Department

Member Of The Committee

Dr. Atif Elgozali, received his B. Sc. in Chemical Engineering from University of Khartoum, Sudan, M. Sc. & PhD in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently one of the international reviewers for Journal of Polymer Engineering & Science, USA; and Peer Reviewer for Qatar National Research Fund Program, Qatar Foundation; Member of Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in USA as well as Member of the Sudanese Engineering Society in Khartoum, and Sudanese Engineering Council in Khartoum, Sudan. He founded and then headed Department of Plastics Engineering in Sudan for six years. Worked as Senior Research & Development Engineer at Kaucuk Synthetic Rubber Factory (now SYNTHOS Kralupy a.s.), in Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic for five years. Wrote a number of scientific papers, which published in international refereed journals such as Chemical Engineering Science. In addition, Dr. Elgozali contributed with some scientific papers in International Conferences as well as working papers regarding plastics wastes in Sudan. Currently in GOIC he is responsible of identifying and recommending the potential industrial investment opportunities in the GCC region. Recently Dr. Elgozali represented GOIC in launching UNIDO’s BAT/BEP Forum for the GCC countries. Shortly, Dr. Elgozali is pioneer in areas like Chemical and Petrochemicals Industries, Polymer Processing, Biotechnology, Diffusional Processes, Polarography, and Energy Savings in Chemical and Petrochemicals Industries.

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Ms. Banu A. Hijazi

Coordinator For The Technical Committee

(Correspondence, Liaison  With Participants And Internal Administrative Departments)

Saudi national. Appointed since 2001. Currently working as a researcher in GOIC’s department of Industrial Information. 

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Mr. Hamad Al-Saegh

Data Specialist

Industrial Studies And Policies Department

Coordinator For The Technical Committee (Correspondence, Liaison  With Participants And Internal Administrative Departments)

Bahraini  national . Appointed since 2008 . currently working as Data Specialist in GOIC’s department of Industrial Studies and Policies. 

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Mr. Mohammad Hanif Habib

Secretary

 Industrial Studies And Policies Department

Secretary For The Technical Committee (Documents Controling)

Worked as Administrative Assistant at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.  Assistant Data Analyst (Serial Librarian) in the Information Resources and currently Secretary to the Director, Industrial Studies and Policies Department at GOIC, B.A. (Part 1).