Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf
6th President of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2020
Preceded by	Sahel N. Abduljauwad
Personal details
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Education	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.) and (PhD) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (MBA)
Awards	J. Clarence Karcher Award[1][2] from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Lester C. Uren Technical Excellence Award[3] Distinguished Member Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)[4] Eisenhower Fellowship[5]
Scientific career
Fields	Geophysics Petroleum Engineering
Institutions	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Aramco

Muhammad Al-Saggaf is the 6th President of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He started his career at KFUPM then spent 30 years in the industry at Saudi Aramco, culminating in his position as Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Services for six years, before re-joining the University in January, 2020.^[6]

Early life and education

Born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Al-Saggaf moved after high school to the Eastern Province to attend King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, from which he earned a B.S. degree in Mathematics. He later earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from KFUPM. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development.

Career

He has received international recognition in Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering, including the J. Clarence Karcher Award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG),^[7] the Lester C. Uren Technical Excellence Award,^[8] and the Distinguished Member Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE),^[9] and the Eisenhower Fellowship ^[10].

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