Eng. Faisal Mohammed Al-Kahtani is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience 
in the field of international development. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Saudi Fund 
for Development (SFD), he oversees ongoing projects funded by SFD in recipient countries, 
evaluates potential projects for financing, and ensures the successful completion of projects in 
coordination with SFD ‘s co- financiers.
Prior to his current role, Eng. Al-Kahtani served as the Executive Director of Operations at SFD 
for three years, where he was responsible for managing the Fund’s operations across the globe. He also served as a civil engineer in SFD’s operations department for several years. Throughout his career, he has assessed number of new projects submitted to SFD by developing Nations, administered the implementation of these projects and – Eng. Al-Kahtani – has managed numerous projects across the globe in all sort of sectors. Eng. Al-Kahtani also represents (including but not limited to) SFD at the “Arab Coordination Group” Development Institutions and the OECD-DAC Task Force.

Eng. Al-Kahtani holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from California State University and 
a B.S. in Civil Engineering from King Saud University, Riyadh. He has professional certificates in 
Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2011 and has been Certified as a professional 
Civil Engineer by the Saudi Council of Engineers since August 2016. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).