FaceOf: Gen. Awwad Eid Al-Balawi, director-general of the Saudi Border Guards

FaceOf: Gen. Awwad Eid Al-Balawi, director-general of the Saudi Border Guards


Arab News

August 24, 2018

뷒l-Balawi extended his congratulations to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the success and completion of Hajj season this year

Gen. Awwad Eid Al-Balawi has been the director-general of Border Guards since January 2014. He was appointed acting director-general of the Border Guard in August 2014 following the death of Gen. Zamim Al-Sawat.

Al-Balawi extended his congratulations to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the success and completion of Hajj season this year.

He said: 밫he state has made every effort to provide all the human and material resources and these efforts culminated in a successful pilgrimage season witnessed and conveyed by the local, Arab and international media.?

Al-Balawi added: 밒t is a great responsibility that is taken very seriously by the country from which Islam has stemmed, to serve Islam and Muslims from all parts of the world in a moderate Islamic approach.?

He holds a bachelor뭩 degree from the Pakistan Naval Academy and master뭩 degree from the World Maritime University in Sweden.

Al-Balawi previously held various other positions, completed several advanced training courses and attended local and international conferences on conflict management, negotiation skills, problem analysis, crisis environmental management, decision-making and piracy.

He also served as the chairman of the standing committee for the management of maritime disasters and participated in the work of international committees fighting piracy.

Al-Balawi was also a member of the Saudi delegation at International Maritime Organization meetings.

The Border Guard, based in Riyadh, maintains security on the Kingdom뭩 8,000-km sea and land borders.