Who’sWho Bander Asiri

Bander Asiri has been appointed for a second four-year term as Shoura Council member by a royal decree issued last week. The decree, issued by King Salman, appointed 150 members to the council for a period of four years and it will be headed by Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh.

During his career in public office, Asiri worked as the acting president of the General Commission for Audiovisual

Media from July 2015 to November 2017. He was also the chairman of the board at the Arab Satellite Communications Organization during the same period.

Asiri was the chairman of the board of the Saudi Media Measurement Co. from September 2016 to November 2017, a board member of Jeddah Development and Urban Regeneration Co. from March 2017 to November 2017, and the General Entertainment Authority from November 2016 to November 2017. Prior to that, Asiri held several senior positions in the private sector including director general of Al-Khaleejiah Advertising and Public Relations Co. from September 2007 to September 2011, and the human resources development manager at Almarai Co. from July 2003 to March 2006. He also founded several companies in the digital and marketing market. Asiri graduated from his studies in English at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh and obtained his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Leicester, UK. He believes that the legislative role that the Shoura Council undertakes creates the required policy framework for achieving Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

Asiri also believes that the efficiency and effectiveness that the Shoura Council operates under makes it a leader compared to other G20 legislative bodies. This can be seen in the number of laws and policies issued by the council annually.