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Mohammed is from Saudi Arabia. Prior to the MSBA program, he studied Industrial and Systems Engineering at KFUPM in Dhahran and spent a semester on exchange at KAIST in South Korea. He is employed as a Senior Business Analyst at the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) in Riyadh, using data and AI to support government decisions across sectors such as healthcare, transportation, education, and commerce on high-impact national initiatives and strategic programs. Previously, he was an Implementation Analyst at the Ministry of National Guard Development Program and completed an internship at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Degree<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Program<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

MSBA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Boston, MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Middle East<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Riyadh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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