Jalal NAFAKH

Biographical note
Dr. Jalal Nafakh earned his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate Degrees from the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He joined Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1988 as a transportation planner. In 1989, he was named the Director of the Transportation Planning Unit and in 2006 was designated Director of Department of Transportation. In 2011, he was named the Chief Transportation Planner at ADA. Jalal has participated in numerous professional activities including the promotion, mobilization and management of major projects. Examples are: Riyadh 2030 (State of the City) and Arriyadh Metro Project.

Jalal served on or chaired a number of committees and task forces, organized a number of national and international seminars and conferences, lectured at various universities, led a number of research projects and delivered numerous presentations and publications. Jalal has been a member of the National Civil Engineering Honor Society (Chi Epsilon), the International Honor Society for Operation Research and Management Sciences (OMEGA RHO), and is an affiliate member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB).  Recipient of Purdue University  CE Alumni Achievement  Award (2015).