Director, Dean’s Office
KFUPM Business School
Executive Profile
Experience built around service, coordination, and results.
An experienced administrative leader with more than twenty-five years of service across executive support, academic operations, public relations, events, records, procurement, and technology-enabled administration.
Rafat supports institutional leadership by translating priorities into organized, practical execution. His work combines executive office management, stakeholder communication, cross-department coordination, reporting, event logistics, and service improvement.
He also applies modern productivity and artificial-intelligence tools to streamline administrative workflows, improve communication, and support informed decision-making.
Career Journey
Professional Experience
Administrative Affairs Office General Director
KFUPM Business School
Public Relations Specialist
Department of Accounting & Finance, KFUPM
Administrative Assistant
Department of Finance & Economics, KFUPM
Executive Secretary
Saudi British Bank Chair Professor, KFUPM
Government Relations Coordinator
Rashed A. Al-Rashed & Sons Company
Core Competencies
Areas of Expertise
Executive Office Management
Calendar coordination, correspondence, meeting support, records, and follow-through.
Academic Operations
Administrative coordination across faculty, students, departments, and university units.
Events & Protocol
Planning, logistics, invitations, guest coordination, certificates, and operational delivery.
Public Relations
Professional bilingual communication and relationship management with internal and external stakeholders.
Digital Productivity
Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, databases, dashboards, and workflow tools.
AI-Enabled Administration
Practical use of ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and related tools to improve office workflows.
Academic Background
Education
Executive Secretary Diploma
Institute of Public Administration, Dammam
Secondary School Certificate
Scientific Section, Al-Tofial Bin Amro High School, Saihat
Continuous Learning
Professional Development
- Essentials of Team Collaboration — LinkedIn, 2026
- Smart Investment and Money Development — Social Development Bank, 2023
- Supply Chain Foundations: Managing the Process — LinkedIn, 2022
- Negotiation Skills — LinkedIn, 2022
- Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap — LinkedIn, 2022
- Managing Projects with Microsoft Teams — LinkedIn, 2022
- Team Building Skills — Institute of Public Administration, 2022
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving — LinkedIn, 2022
- The Art of Leadership — LinkedIn, 2022
- Learning Design Thinking — LinkedIn, 2022
- Strategic Thinking — LinkedIn, 2022
- Leading Projects — LinkedIn, 2022
- Project Management Foundations — LinkedIn, 2022
- Project Leadership — LinkedIn, 2022
- Decision Making — Doroob, 2021
- Cybersecurity — Doroob, 2021
- Adobe Photoshop Advertising Design — Professional Lens Production, 2020
- InDesign Essential Training — LinkedIn, 2019
- Time Management Tips: Teamwork — LinkedIn, 2019
- Learning Personal Branding — LinkedIn, 2019
- Productivity — KFUPM, 2018
- Office Management — KFUPM, 2016
- Social Media Marketing — Hootsuite Academy, 2016
- Executive Secretary and Office Management — KFUPM, 2014
- Excellence in Customer Service — KFUPM, 2014
- ERP – SAP Oracle — KFUPM, 2014
- Electronic Secretarial — Institute of Public Administration, 2013
- Time Management — KFUPM BDU, 2001
Contact
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