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Security and History Dialogue 2026
06–08 SEP 2026· 3 days · In person
Daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Qasr Al Thaqafa (Cultural Palace), Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh
Free
About the event
The Security and History Dialogue Conference is an intellectual and historical forum organised by the Ministry of Interior. Its 2026 edition runs at Qasr Al Thaqafa in the Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh, from 6 to 8 September 2026 under the title "Our History and Our Future: Security and Growth", under the patronage of HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior.
It offers a national platform joining security and development, where participants trace the course of security through the history of the Saudi state and its part in strengthening national identity and sustaining development.
More than 160 speakers take part — princes, ministers, commanders and officials alongside experts, researchers and academics — with over 30 participating bodies across three days.
The programme comprises panel sessions, private dialogues and interactive meetings, together with an exhibition and cultural experiences documenting the history of security and its contribution to stability and to the work of building and development.
Its aims include showing the value of security and its central effect on building and development since the founding of the first Saudi state, developing national awareness, rooting the values of moderation, precision and tolerance, and producing security content that joins scholarly method to a forward view.
Speakers
163Faisal bin Mishaal bin SaudGovernor of Al-Qassim RegionLolowah Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al SaudVice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Supervisor GeneralHaifa bint AbdulmohsenDirector of Development and PartnershipsJasem Mohamed AlbudaiwiSecretary-GeneralMadani Abdulqader AlaqiFormer Minister of State and Member of the Council of MinistersSaud bin Saeed Al-MutahamiFormer Minister of State for Shura Council AffairsMajid Al-MoneefAdvisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Saudi Association for Energy EconomicsSami Abdullatif Al-NesfFormer Minister of Information of KuwaitFahad Al-MajidSecretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars and of the Permanent Committee for IftaThamer bin Mohammed Al-HarbiAssistant Minister of Interior for Technology AffairsAbdallah Yahya Al-MouallimiFormer Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United NationsMohammed bin Abdullah Al-BassamiDirector of Public Security
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Said bin Faiz Al-SaidProfessor of Archaeology, Civilisations and Semitic LanguagesBashar Awwad MaroufResearcher, Historian and Textual EditorShaya bin Salem Al-WadaaniDirector General of Border GuardSaleh bin Saad Al-MurabbaActing Director General of Passports and Acting Deputy Minister of Interior for Civil AffairsAbdullah bin Hadi Al-HajriSecretary of the Board of Trustees, Intellectual Protection CentreHussam bin Abdullah Al-RashedDirector General for the Care of Martyrs' Families and the WoundedAhlam bint Ali Abu QaidProfessor of Modern and Contemporary HistoryAhmed bin Abdulrahman Al-BarAssociate Professor of Social WorkAhmed bin Abdulmohsen Al-AssafWriter and Biography ResearcherAhmed FaroukFormer Ambassador of Egypt to Saudi ArabiaAhmed AjajAdvisor on European and International AffairsAhmed Al-MousaAssistant Professor of Social StudiesIbrahim Al-ZahraniResearcher in Cybersecurity and Digital ForensicsIbrahim Abdulaziz AlMuhannaEnergy Affairs Advisor and ResearcherAreej bint Mohsen Al-OufiSpecialist in Modern HistoryOsama bin Ahmed NugaliDiplomat and Former AmbassadorIsmail Mohammed Al-SalamatResearcher in Arab Genealogy and AnthropologyIsmail AlmulliseNews PresenterAshraf Al-HusseiniEditor-in-Chief, Umm Al-Qura Gazette and the Saudi Photo PlatformAshwaq Al-ShathriSpecialist in Digital Transformation and Artificial IntelligenceOmaima Al-KhamisWriter and NovelistAyman Al-HammadProfessor of Media StudiesYvonne WinterCEOBadr bin Hamid Al-SulamiHead of the History DepartmentBernard HaykelProfessor of Near Eastern StudiesBandar bin Abdulrahman bin MuammarWriter and Researcher in HistoryMarcel KurpershoekScholar and Former DiplomatTurki bin Ibrahim Al-QahidanResearcher in Archaeology and GeographyTurki bin Muqbil Al-HarbiOfficial SpokesmanJasser Al-JasserJournalist and WriterJameel Al-TheyabiEditor-in-Chief of Okaz and Supervisor General of Saudi GazetteJoseph KéchichianResearcher in International RelationsHamed bin AqeelNovelist, Poet and CriticHassan Al-MustafaWriter, Researcher and Political AnalystHessa Al-AliProgramme PresenterHessa bint Turki Al-HathalChief Executive OfficerHussein Al-HakamiAssociate Professor of Social WorkHussein Al-GhawiInvestigative Journalist and PresenterHamad Al-QadiBoard of Trustees Member, Sheikh Hamad Al-Jasser Cultural Foundation; Former Shura Council MemberHammoud Al-SahoudWriter and Researcher in Arabic LiteratureKhalid AlbazChief Executive OfficerKhalid Al-ShafiProfessor of Media and Editor-in-ChiefKhalid bin Abdullah AlbakerChief Executive OfficerKhalid bin Matar Al-SahliMember, Intellectual Awareness Unit; Certified Trainer in Leadership and Self-AwarenessAl-Khidr Abdul-Baqi MuhammadDirector, Nigerian Centre for Arabic ResearchRaed Anis Al-JishiPoet and TranslatorZuhair bin Abdullah Al-ShehriDirector, Centre for Founding and National History ResearchSarah AlhumoudProfessor of Computer ScienceSahar bint Ali DadaProfessor of Modern and Contemporary HistorySaad AlbazeiCritic, Translator and Professor of Comparative English LiteratureSultan Al-Saad Al-QahtaniWriter and BroadcasterSultan Al-MousaBlogger on the History of CivilisationsSalma bint Mohammed HawsawiProfessor of Ancient History and Cultural Heritage ExpertSanaa bint Mohsen Al-OtaibiDirector, National Observatory for WomenSahm bin Dawi Al-DaajaniDirector, Hamad Al-Jasser Cultural CentreShuja Al-BuqamiAssociate Professor of Economic JournalismSaleh Al-ShadiChairman, Beit Al-Musiqa Higher InstituteSaleh ZamananPoet and PlaywrightDaifallah bin RazenProfessor of Saudi History and International RelationsTaher Ahmed Al-ZahraniNovelist, Short-Story Writer and PublisherTaher BarakaNews PresenterTalal bin Abdulmohsen Al-ShalhoubDirector General of Media and Corporate Communication, and Security SpokesmanAbdulhakim bin Abdulrahman Al-AwwadResearcher in the History and Culture of Diriyah and the First Saudi StateAbdulrahman Al-RashedWriter and JournalistAbdulrahman Al-SaadProducer and PresenterAbdulrahman AlsayedChief Executive OfficerAbdulrahman AlshatryPresenterAbdulrahman bin Saad Al MuqtafDirector of Programmes and Academic Development, and Secretary of the Scientific CouncilAbdulrahman bin Khalid Al-KhunaiferCultural Advisor and Chair of the Arabic Book ChairAbdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-ArifiDirector General of Intellectual AwarenessAbdulsalam Al-WailAssociate Professor of SociologyAbdulaziz Al-HammadiChief Executive OfficerAbdulaziz Al-SuwayedNewspaper ColumnistAbdulaziz bin Saad Al-DoghaitherLawyer and Legal ConsultantAbdulaziz Al-ShiblSpecialist in Modern and Contemporary HistoryAbdulaziz SagerFounder and Chairman, Gulf Research CenterAbdullah Al-FawzanSecretary-General, King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural CommunicationAbdulkarim Al-AfnanWriter and JournalistAbdullatif Al-HemaidProfessor of Saudi History and Director of Dar Turath Al-WashmAbdullah BilaPoet and WriterAbdullah bin Hussein Al-SharifSupervisor, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Chair for the Study of Makkah's HistoryAbdullah bin HumaidDirector, Intellectual Awareness UnitAbdullah HamidaddinAssistant Secretary-General for Scientific AffairsAbdullah Al-RashedResearcher in Heritage and Philosophy, and AcademicAbdullah Saleh KamelChairman of the Federation of Saudi ChambersAbdullah bin Othman Al-KharashiAssociate Professor of HistoryAbdullah bin Mohammed Al YahyaPresenterAbdu Ahmed HakamiManaging Editor, SaudipediaAbdo Mohammed KhalNovelist and WriterOthman Al-SiddiqiFaculty Member and Researcher in Intellectual SecurityOthman Mahmoud Al-SiniEditor-in-Chief of Al-WatanAdhwan Al-AhmariEditor-in-Chief and Chairman of the Saudi Journalists AssociationAli Al QutbDirector, Asir Region History CentreAli bin Hamad Al-KhushaibanAdvisor, Researcher and Writer on Political and Intellectual AffairsAli HamadeJournalist, Writer and Political AnalystAli Shuwail Al-QarniProfessor of Media and Former Shura Council MemberGhannam Al-MuraikhiAssociate Professor of Management and Planning, and BroadcasterGhaith Al-ShayaWriter and Researcher in Modern History and Industrial HeritageFaris bin Mutaib AlmushrafiProfessor of Modern and Contemporary History and Head of the History DepartmentFatima bint Hussein Al-FardanProfessor of Saudi HistoryFayez bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-ShehriAdvisor on Media and Public PolicyFarhan Al-AnaziProfessor of PsychologyFahd Al AqranShura Council Member and Former President of the Saudi Press AgencyFahd bin Saleh Al-GhamdiFaculty Member and Researcher in Artificial Intelligence ApplicationsFaisal J. AbbasEditor-in-Chief and Deputy Chairman of the Saudi Journalists AssociationFaisal AlfadlSecretary-General, Saudi Green Building ForumKristijan JordanovFounder and Chief Executive OfficerLatifa bint Mutlaq Al-AdwaniDirector, Taif History CentreLouis BlinFormer Diplomat and HistorianLaila Nizam Al-DinAdvisor, General Department of Family CommitteesLina Khaled AlmaeenaEntrepreneur, Writer and Former Shura Council MemberMike ChampionChief Executive OfficerMohammed AlbishiEditor-in-Chief of Al-Eqtisadiah and Managing Editor for Business NewsMohammed AljathlaniLawyer and ArbitratorMohammed Al-HamedDeputy Assistant Minister of Interior for Technology AffairsMohammed Khair Al-BaqaiResearcher and AcademicMohammed Al-SaedWriter and JournalistMohammed bin Sulaiman Al-YousefiWriter, Researcher and Photographer in Natural History and Desert StudiesMohammed Al-TamihiJournalist and PresenterMohammed Al-QurashiDirector, Language Planning DepartmentMohammed Al-AbdullatifAcademic and ResearcherMohammed Al-MullaJournalist and PresenterMohammed bin Muqbil Al-MuqbilSupervisor, Intellectual Awareness UnitMohammed Abdullah Al-MusferDirector, Assets and Archives DepartmentMohammed bin Abdullah Al ZulfaHistorian, Academic and Former Shura Council MemberMariam Al-QubailiWriter and PresenterMshari Al-ZaydiOpinion Writer and PresenterMishal Abdullah Al-AjmiDirector, Historical Legacy and MuseumsMeshal AlmutairiArtist and ProducerMuflih bin Hamed Al-SulamiAssociate Professor of Public AdministrationMuntaha Al-RamahiPresenterMunira bint Abdullah Al-DuraiwishAssistant Professor of SociologyMuneera Qefel AlshemariHead, Unit for the History of Eastern Saudi Arabia and the Arabian GulfNader FarhanPresenterNadia Abdulwahab KhawandanahWriter and TranslatorNaif bin Sulaiman Al-MutlaqDirector of Studies and Consultancy ServicesNaif bin Ali Al-QanoorDirector, Archaeological Sites DepartmentNabil bin Khalid Al DabalChief Executive, Ministry of Interior Development ProgramNarjes AlawamiPresenterNouf Al-RuqaibaDirector General, Sara Al-Sudairy Centre for Women's StudiesHajar BayoudPresenterHadi Al-FaqihWriter, Journalist and Strategic Communication ConsultantHani Al-MoqbelConsultant and Cultural Affairs SpecialistWedad Al-JarwanAssociate Professor of Political SociologyWaleed bin Naif Al-SudairiSpecialist in Political Science, Development, Public Policy and GovernanceYasser Jibreel Al-OsaimiPresenter and Technology JournalistYasser Abdel AzizMember of the Egyptian Senate, Writer and Researcher in Communication and MediaYasser MadkhaliWriter and Social ResearcherYahya Al-AmirWriter, Researcher and BroadcasterYousef AldayniResearcher and WriterYousuf Al-HootiPresenter and Journalist
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