His Royal Highness
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,
the Founder of the Prize
A Brief Biography of the Founder of the Prize: His Royal Highness, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, (1930-2011) former Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General
His Royal Highness, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz became a member of the Saudi Council of Ministers after being appointed Agricultural Minister in 1953. This was at the time the Council of Ministers was initially formed. While serving as Agricultural Minister, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz participated in the Bedouin settlement efforts and helped them to establish modern farms.
Prize Organization
President of PSIPW
HRH Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz
His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz is the eldest son of Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz. Prince Khaled bin Sultan was formerly Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation. Prince Khaled bin Sultan is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation. From 2002 until 2018, he was the Chairman of the PSIPW Council.
Environmental Activism
His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan has always had a love of the natural environment and especially the oceans. His passion to contribute to ocean research and conservation matured with his experiences as an accomplished scuba diver. Saudi Arabia has access to some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world along its long border with the Red Sea and Prince Khaled has personally witnessed the rapid deterioration of the world’s coral reefs due to human activity.
The Council Chairman
Dr. Badran Alomar
Chairman of the Prize CouncilThe General Secretariat
Dr. Abdulmalek A. Al Alshaikh
PSIPW General Secretary
Eng. Ali-Wafa A. Abu-Risheh
PSIPW Executive DirectorPSIPW Prize Council
The Prize Council holds regular meetings during each two-year round of the Prize.
The main responsibilities of the Prize Council are to determine governing policies, appoint referees to the various referee committees, and approve the winners for each award of the Prize.
Dr. Khalid A. Alhamoudi
Rector, Dar Al Uloom University
Dr. Abdulaziz A. Alhamid
Former Rector and Professor Emeritus, Hydrology, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Dr. Ahmad S. Alaameri
Rector, Al-Imam University
Dr. Abdul Aziz S. Al-Turbaq
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, King Saud University
Dr. Abdulaziz M. Al-Bassam
Consultant, Groundwater Hydrology
Dr. Ahmad I. Alamoud
Professor Emeritus, Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture & Food Science, King Saud University
Dr. Ibrahim S. Al-Mutaz
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, King Saud Universit
Dr. Abdulaziz A. Almagushi
Assistant Director General, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation
Dr. Ahmed S. Khabti
General Counsel, King Saud UniversityPSIPW Prize Council
Dr. Mahmood A. Abu Zaid
Egypt – Chairman of the Arab Water Council
Dr. Rong Wang
Singapore – Executive Director, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute; President’s Chair Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Howard S. Wheater
Canada – Director, Global Institute for Water Security; Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Wolfgang Kinzelbach
Switzerland – Emeritus Professor of Hydromechanics, ETH Zurich
Dr. Ashok Gadgil
Faculty Senior Scientist, Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
