Fahad Abuhimed

Dr. Fahad Abuhimed started his career in the UK whilst he was completing his PhD.

He worked with Neil Kaplan QC on number of arbitration cases, some of which related to multi-billion pound disputes. He returned to Saudi Arabia and joined the pre-eminent firm Al-Jadaan & Partners where he was involved in some of the most complex and landmark transactions in Project Finance, Banking and Debt Capital Markets. He was seconded to the Dubai office of Clifford Chance LLP where he continued advising on a range of Saudi matters. He was then asked to lead the Law and Regulations Affairs department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at the grade of a Deputy Minister.

During his time with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, he was also appointed the Acting Deputy Minister for External Trade for a period of 10 months and Acting Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs for a period of one year. He led on and has been involved in a number of strategic initiatives including the new Companies Law as well as the Insolvency Law.

He is currently chairing an arbitral tribunal and holds a number of Board positions.

LLB King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1997

LLM International Arbitration Law, Hull University, UK, 2001

PhD in International Commercial Arbitration Law, Hull University, UK, 2006

Senior Legal Advisor, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm, Saudi Arabia, 2007 - 2012

Ministry of Commerce and Investment (previously Ministry of Commerce and Industry), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012 – 2016, Deputy Minister for Laws and Regulations Affairs, including:

Acting Deputy Minister for External Trade (2013 – 2014); and

Acting Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs (2015 - 2016)