Heads of the National Statistical Offices of the OIC Member Countries
Fahad ALDOSSARI, President, General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia

Fahad ALDOSSARI

President, General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)

Saudi Arabia Arab Group

Education

  • PhD in Economics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, 2008

Professional Experience

  • Economic Researcher, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Arabia, 1999-2009
  • Head of Money and Banks Division, Research and Statistics Department, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Arabia, 2009
  • Director General, Research and Statistics Department, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Arabia, 2010-2013
  • Director General, Financial Academy (formerly Banking Institute), Financial Academy, Saudi Arabia, 2013-2017
  • Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Arabia, 2016-2019
  • Deputy Governor for Research and International Affairs, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Arabia, Until 2022
  • President, General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia, Jun 2022-Present

Current Responsibilities

President of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), the official statistical authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has led GASTAT since 19 June 2022.

Membership in National, Regional and International Committees

  • Various governmental and professional committees, Member
  • Various governmental and professional committees, Chair
  • Boards of local and international funds and banks, Member

Areas of Professional Interest

  • • Statistics
  • • Economic Research
  • • Statistical Systems Development
  • • Data and Official Statistics Governance

Information provided by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) and last updated on 25 September 2026.

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