Vice Admiral Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi Former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards | |
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Born | February 23, 1955 |
Allegiance | Saudi Arabia |
Service/ | Saudi Arabian Border Guards |
Years of service | 1973–2020 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Awards | 1st Class King Faisal Medal |
Vice Admiral Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi [1] [2] ( Arabic: عواد بن عيد العرادي البلوي), is the former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards, Ministry of Interior ( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). [3]
Vice Admiral Al-Aradi obtained Master of Science in Maritime Management from WMU, Sweden (GMAI 1988 [4]). He graduated from Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi. [5]
He was appointed as the chairman of the first International Symposium on Land and Maritime Border Security and Safety in Jeddah and the Chairman of the Scientific Committee. [7] Vice Admiral Al-Balawi is the delegate of Saudi Arabia to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and is a part of the council and the board. He has chaired several high-level meetings of signatories resulting in ‘Jeddah Amendment to Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017, [8] and revisions of the code of conduct for the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area. [9] He has also been the chairman of standing committee for the management of maritime disasters. [10]
Vice Admiral Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi Former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards | |
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Born | February 23, 1955 |
Allegiance | Saudi Arabia |
Service/ | Saudi Arabian Border Guards |
Years of service | 1973–2020 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Awards | 1st Class King Faisal Medal |
Vice Admiral Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi [1] [2] ( Arabic: عواد بن عيد العرادي البلوي), is the former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards, Ministry of Interior ( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). [3]
Vice Admiral Al-Aradi obtained Master of Science in Maritime Management from WMU, Sweden (GMAI 1988 [4]). He graduated from Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi. [5]
He was appointed as the chairman of the first International Symposium on Land and Maritime Border Security and Safety in Jeddah and the Chairman of the Scientific Committee. [7] Vice Admiral Al-Balawi is the delegate of Saudi Arabia to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and is a part of the council and the board. He has chaired several high-level meetings of signatories resulting in ‘Jeddah Amendment to Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017, [8] and revisions of the code of conduct for the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area. [9] He has also been the chairman of standing committee for the management of maritime disasters. [10]