| 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 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 and Acting Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs for a period of one year. He has led on and has been involved in a number of strategic initiatives including the new Companies Law as well as the Insolvency Law. Since November 2016, Fahad has assumed the role of Managing Partner of Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (in cooperation with Clifford Chance). |
Experience
| Nov 2016 to date | Managing Partner
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (in cooperation with Clifford Chance) |
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2012 to June 2016 |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Deputy Minister for Laws and Regulations Affairs
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| Oct 2007 to Jun 2012 | Senior Legal Advisor – Banking & Finance, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm
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Education
| 2002 - 2006 | PhD in International Commercial Arbitration Law, Hull University, United Kingdom. |
| 1999 - 2001 | LLM International Arbitration Law, Hull University, United Kingdom. |
| 1993 - 1997 | LLB King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
cURRENT MEMBERSHIPs
| · Member of Board of Directors of the Intellectual Property Authority
· Member of the Board of Directors of Thiqah Business Services · Member of the Board of General Authority for Competition |
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PREVIOUS MEMBERSHIPs
| · Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Security Depository Centre
· Member of the Board of Directors of Riyadh Airports Company · Member of the Board of Directors of Saudi Civil Aviation Holding Company · Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) · Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Export Development Authority · Member of the Board of Directors of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media · Member of the Board of the General Organization for King Fahd Causeway Administration · Member of the Advisory Committee of the Capital Market Authority for two terms · Chairman of the Committee to consider the Requests of Chartered Accountants Records · Chairman of the Committee to consider the Requests of the Accredited Valuers Records · Chairman of the Committee responsible for the activation of Tadawul’s regulatory responsibilities |
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