Abdullah Alkadi

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Professor Abdullah Alkadi
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Born	1959 Alahsa, Saudi Arabia
🏳️ Nationality	Saudi
🏫 Education	Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University, the United States, in 1994 and 1996
💼 Occupation
Notable work	Milestones of Arabia: Discovering the Ancient Milestones from Madinah to Makkah Makkah to Madinah: A Photographic Journey of the Hijrah Route Hijrah: In the Footsteps of the Prophet Hislo App (International Historical Locations Mobile Application)
🌐 Website	abdullah-alkadi.net

Abdullah Alkadi (born 22 April 1959) has more than 40 years of academic and applied experience in urban and regional planning at local, regional, and national levels, and he has long field experience in heritage and historical routes and locations globally and internationally.

He was a vice-president for development, studies and communication services at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (University of Dammam) and professor of urban and regional planning. He completed his doctorate in 1996 at Portland State University in Oregon. He is also an architect, urban planner and historian and has authored numerous books and articles focusing on early Islamic history and civilization with a particular focus on the Hijaz. Al Kadi has been praised internationally for his groundbreaking research on the various travel routes by the Prophet Mohammed (ﷺ) and his Companions. His groundbreaking books “Makkah to Medina: A Photographic Journey of the Hijrah Route” and “Milestones of Arabia” are widely considered as some of the most significant studies coming from a Saudi scholar in a generation. He regularly tours the world to promote his work and share his research.

He began his career at King Faisal University in 1984 as a teaching assistant until he became a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), and starting from 2012 he became Vice-President of the University For Studies, Development and Community Service. He was distinguished during his work at the university with seriousness, persistence, ability to communicate and work with team spirit and to involve those who are associated with decision-making. He relies on good planning, with full commitment to the values and rules of society, higher education, and state.

During his university career, he launched and undertook general supervision of several important initiatives and projects, the most important of which are: "Study of poverty line measurement in Saudi Arabia" (2002-2004), "University Identity Unit (since 2013)," "Decision Support Unit" (since 2013), "IAU Office for Vision 2030 achievement," ( since 2016), "University Polling Unit" (since 2016), "Studies and Consultancy Unit (since 2016), and "University Privatization Program, one of the kingdom vision programs 2030" (since 2017). He contributed a prominent role in the University obtaining the unconditional Institutional Academic Accreditation for seven years from 2015-2022 from the National Center for Evaluation and Academic Accreditation (NCAAA).

At the Eastern Province level, he held several public positions, including: Secretary General of the Berr Association in the Eastern Province (1997-2014), Secretary General of the Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Award for the Service of Berr Works (1999-2014), and General Supervisor of Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz's Projects for Concessional Housing in the Eastern Province (1999-2014). He is a member of the High Committee for Geographic Information Systems in the Emirate of the Eastern Province (2002-2012), a member of the Committee for the Development of Old Neighborhoods in the Eastern Region (2003-2009), chairman of the Technical Committee for e-Services in the Emirate of the Eastern Province (2003-2009), a member of the National Committee for Geographic Information Systems in the Kingdom (from 2012 to the present), and others.

At the national level, he participated in several advisory and scientific committees, including: Riyadh Job Settlement Association (2021), Advisory Committee for the Badr District Rehabilitation Initiative and its Historic Tracks in Medina (2021), committee to develop and upgrade the level of services provided to pilgrims Based on the decision of the Central Hajj Committee (2019), a member of the Committee for the Study of the Women's Chapel at the Prophet's Mosque during women's visits to al-Rawda al-Sharif (2018), and a member of the Committee for the Study of the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah at the Prophet's Mosque (2016), and others.

At the academic level, he published dozens of researches, and gave many lectures at public conferences and seminars inside and outside the Kingdom, and has many researches and books published covering various spatial development issues, including: an engineering vision for digging Al-Kandaq (the trench) in Al-Ahzab Battle; tracking, documenting and plotting the temporal and spatial signs of landmarks of the Prophetic migration route using the applications of geoinformatics systems; the discovery and documentation of milestones on the caravan route; coding and addressing spatial development; the prophetic pilgrimage route known as the Prophet's Trail; Hijra route, the Prophet's Way to Tabuk; pilgrimage Basri, Kufi, Shami and Yemeni routes; Zubaydah Route from Iraq to Makkah and places where the verses of the Holy Quran descended.

Recently he worked with King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (ithra) to establish the first Saudi exhibit that offers an immersive look at Prophet’s Hijrah trek. He walked between Makkah and Madinah during 35 years and he became the reference of the exact GPS locations for the prophetic routes. He is well known for the discovery of the Saudi Milestones and his impressive work in documenting it in his book Milestones of Arabia. Dr Abdullah Hussein Alkadi, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Hijrah, who curated the exhibition with Ithra, shared his quest to study and experience the exact route the Prophet and his companions took across the desert and the broader story of this journey. He seeks geographical precision. Widely considered as the world’s authority on the Hijrah and among the greatest living biographers of the Prophet Mohammed, Alkadi has dedicated his career to retracing the route of the momentous journey.

Education

Prof. Alkadi holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Planning and a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from King Faisal University in 1984 and 1989, respectively, and a Master's degree in Urban Studies and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University, the United States, in 1994 and 1996, respectively.

Professional Record

• Co-Founder & Chairman of Tara Holding Company
• Ex-Vice President for Studies, Development and Community Service, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
• Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
• Chairman of Milestones Society
• Secretary General, Eastern Region Welfare Organization
• Secretary General, Prince Turki bin Mohammed Award for Excellence in Assisting Orphans
• Executive Director, The Jalawi bin Abdulaziz Center for Child Development
• Member Board Of Trustees, Abdullatif AlFozan Award for Mosque Architecture
• Executive Director, Center for Geography and Crime Prediction Estimates in the Police of the Eastern Province

Membership in Professional Organizations

• Saudi Society for Urban Science
• Association of Saudi Engineers
• Saudi Society for Real Estate Science
• Chairman of the Saudi Society for Real Estate Science

Patents

• US20180056103 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOUND WAVES FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
• US20190272004 - DYNAMIC DISPLAY

Publications

• Hijrah: In the Footsteps of the Prophet
• Alkadi, A. (2021) Milestones of Arabia: Discovering the Ancient Milestones from Madinah to Makkah. Orient East Publishers.
• Alkadi, A. (2013) Makkah to Madinah: A Photographic Journey of the Hijrah Route. Orient East Publishers.
• Alkadi, A. (2012) “Discovery of Milestones on the Caravan Road from Makkah to Madinah using International Monitoring Systems and Geographic Information Systems (GPS),” The Scientific Journal of King Khalid University.
• Alkadi, A. (2012) “Concept of Geographic Directions in the Holy Qur’an: Field Applications on Events Mentioned in the Quran and the Prophetic Biography,” The Scientific Journal of King Abdulaziz University.
• Alkadi, A. (2012) “Proposed Mechanism for Using Historical Maps in Pursuing Heritage Landmarks Sites on Modern Digital Maps Using Informatics Technologies: Al Madinah Al Munawarah Case Study,” The Scientific Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Basic and Applied Science, 14:1.
• Alkadi, A. (2012) “Production of the First Digital Map including all Landmarks of the Prophetic Migration Using GPS and Geographic Information System (GIS),” The Journal of King Saud University, Division of Architecture and Planning, 24.
• Alkadi, A. (2011) “Maps of the Prophet’s Migration Routes: A Tracing and Analytical Study of Former Graphical Attempts,” The Scientific Journal of King Faisal University, Basic and Applied Science, 2.
• Alkadi, A. (2010) “Place and Time: Tracing of Milestones of the Prophet’s Migration Route Within Narratives of Scholars from 101 - 1339 AH Using Techniques of Quantative and Diagramic Analysis,” Journal of Al Madinah Al Munawarah Research and Studies Center, 33.
• Alkadi, A. and Abdulatif, M. (2007) “Characteristics of the Successful Completion of Major Projects: the Architectural Vision for Digging the Trench in the Al Ahzab Battle,” The Journal of Al Madinah Al Munawarah Research and Studies Center.
• Alkadi, A. and Al Garallah, A. (2007) “Factors Affecting Variation in the Rent of Housing Units in Dammam, Al Khobar and Al Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” The Journal of King Faisal University, 8, 53-74.
• Alkadi, A. (2006) “A Examination of the Shift in Orientation from East to North as a Contemporary Geographical Reference: the Time, the Way and the Impact,” Journal of Al Madinah Al Munawarah Research and Studies Center, 19, 213 - 264.
• Alkadi, A. (2006) “Planning Characteristics of Mosques in Al Madinah Al Munawarah in the Era of the Messenger, Peace be Upon Him,” The Scientific Journal of the College of Engineering, Al Mineya University, Egypt, 5:1, 103 – 117
• Alkadi, A. (2005) “Use of the Geographical Information System GIS in Social Development in Urban Areas: A Case study of Charity Organizations in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia,” Journal of Engineering Science, University of Asyut, Egypt, 33:5, 2019 – 2034.
• Alkadi, A., Al Garallah, A. and Al Dyofi, A. (2001) “Factors Affecting Variation of Rent of Housing Units in Al Khobar,” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Science

Projects

• National Committee for Geographic Information System (GIS), (2012 – Present) Committee Member. Under the auspices of his Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia and approved by the Council of Ministers on February 13, 2012.
• Supervisory Committee of the National Committee, (2012 – Present) Committee Member. Formed by a decree by his Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia and approved by the Council of Ministers on April 19, 2012, 2012 – present, committee member.
• Ministry of Housing, (2011 – 2012) Consultant.
• Training program for University of Dammam faculty at Portland State University (2009 – 2010) Coordinator.
• The Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Chair for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Dammam (2010 – present) Academic Supervisor.
• The Jalawi bin Abdulaziz Center for Child Development (2010 – present) Executive Director.
• Facilitated Family Housing Project in the Jazan Province (2009) Executive Director. Funded by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz.
• The Second Meeting of the Charitable Societies of Saudi Arabia (2009 – 2010) Executive Director. Under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Eastern Province.
• Center for Geography and Crime Prediction Estimates in the Police of the Eastern Province (2009 – 2010) Executive Director.
• “Housing Crisis and its Repercussions on Saudi Arabia,” (2009) Author. A study for the Ministry of Interior.
• “The Housing Strategy,” (2009) Author. A study submitted to the Public Housing Authority.
• “Shaping the Urban Identity of Madinah al Munawarah,” (2009) Author. A study for His Highness, the Prince of the Madinah al Munawarah Province.
• Meeting on the, “Specifications and Guidelines for Establishing a National Base for GIS” (2008) Consultant. For His Majesty, the King of Saudi Arabia and the head of the Ministerial Committee for Administrative Organizations.
• Study on the Vision for the Development of Procedures for the Municipal Council of the Government of the Eastern Province (2008) Author.
• Strategy Plan for the Municipal Council of the Government of the Eastern Province (2008) Strategist.
• Proposal for Linking the Al Danah Al Shamaliya Neighborhood with the Al Gamma Neighborhood (2008) Author.
• “The Municipal Councils Directorate: Activation and Development of Performance,” (2007) Author. A report for the Municipal Council of the Eastern Province, Dammam.
• Committee for the Development of Public Housing in Al Khobar and Dammam’s Historic Neighborhoods in the Eastern Province’s (2007 – Present) Committee Member. Under the auspices of the Emir of the Eastern Province.
• Committee to study criminal activities in the Thuqba neighborhood of Al Khobar (2007 – present) Committee Member.
• Prince Turki bin Mohammed Award for Excellence in Assisting Orphans (2007 – present) Secretary General.
• The Regional Fund for the Rehabilitation of Housing for Orphan Families (2007 – Present) Secretary General.
• Implementation of the late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz’s Mosque Building Program in the Eastern Province (2007 –Present) Executive Director.
• Committee on the Rules of Merit and Use for the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Facilitated Housing Project in the Eastern Province, (2007 – Present) Chair.
• National GIS Conferences
• National Conferences on E-Services
• Annual Conferences for Charities In The Eastern Province

Professional Initiatives

• “The Digital Guide to the Prophet’s Migration Route”, 2013, creator and developer.
• “The Digital Guide to Geographical Locations where Verses of the Holy Qur’an Were Revealed”, 2013, creator and developer.
• “The Digital Guide to the Geography of the Prophet’s Biography”, 2013, creator and developer.
• “The Digital Map of the Locations where Verses of the Holy Qur’an Were Revealed” The Interactive Digital Encyclopedia of Places and Times of the Revelation of Verses from the Holy Qur’an, 2013, creator and developer.
• “Navigate UD”, 2012, creator and developer.
• “Navigate Hajj”, 2012, creator and developer.
• “The Abdulatif Al Fouzan International Award for Mosque Architecture,” 2010, creator and developer.
• “Ita’am,” 2012, founder.
• “Libas,” 2012, creator and founding member.
• “Athath,” 2004, creator and founding member.

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