Abdullah al-Fahad
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Riyadh
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, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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(born October 16, 1966) is one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
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. Alfahad served as Vice President of the Assembly of Scouting of the Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association
Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association
The Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association is the national Scouting organization of Saudi Arabia. Scouting was officially founded in Saudi Arabia in 1961, though Scouting was active many years prior to the founding date, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1963...
, officially opened the Saudi delegation's exhibition at the 21st World Scout Jamboree
21st World Scout Jamboree
The 21st World Scout Jamboree was held in July and August 2007, and formed a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the world Scout Movement. The event was hosted by the United Kingdom, as 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of Scouting on Brownsea Island.The event was...
in 2007, served as Chairman of the Arab Scout Committee and was elected to the World Scout Committee at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil
Brazil
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in January 2011. His term on the World Scout Committee will expire at the 40th World Scout Conference in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
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, Slovenia
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in 2014, but he will be eligible for re-election for one additional term.
Alfahad is a full professor at the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.
External links
- http://scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/21st_world_scout_jamboree__2/jamboree_news
- http://www.scouts.org.sa/alfahad/Abdullah_Alfahad/
- http://www.scouts.org.sa/e/
- http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/aug/01/scouts-worship-has-many-faces-ar-357720/
- http://goodturn.newsvine.com/