Kamal Alharbi

Chief Space Technology and Application Officer

Eng. Kamal Alharbi is Chief Space Technology and Application Officer at the Saudi Space Agency. The agency oversees civil space activities in Saudi Arabia, including space science, exploration, research and sector development. It was established on 27 December 2018 as the Saudi Space Commission and was renamed the Saudi Space Agency in June 2023. He is cited in his agency role in a University of Portsmouth announcement of an Earth observation mission concept for climate science and environmental resilience, developed with the Saudi space-tech company SARsatX with Saudi Space Agency support and funded through the UK Government's Gulf Strategy Fund.