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Jun 2025
42m 40s

The quality of life transformation in Sa...

Yasmin AlKhowaiter
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In episode 31 of The Majlis, we sit down with Fawaz Farooqui to talk about what it takes to increase the quality of life in a country, leading the national transformation program, organizing the first events in Saudi, and much more.

Fawaz was appointed as the first CEO of the country’s National Transformation Program (NTP) to lead the first revamp of the program to enhance execution and delivery, resulting in specialized programs, such as Quality of Life, which he helped establish and was a board member of. He led the establishment team of the General Entertainment Authority. 

Fawaz is now the CEO of Flow MENA, a residential real estate company that seeks to tackle the modern challenges of isolation and disconnection that many urban dwellers face today. 

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