Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Washmi has been the secretary-general of the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Arabic Language (KAICAL) since 2012.
Al-Washmi also serves as a professor of Arabic Language at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.
Previously, he was the chairman of the Riyadh Literary Club’s board of directors. He worked as an adviser at the Ministry of Culture and Information, and as media adviser at King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh.
Moreover, he represented Saudi Arabia in international cultural conferences and meetings in Turkey, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Azerbaijan.
Al-Washmi holds a master’s degree in literary criticism and a Ph.D. in rhetoric and literary criticism from the faculty of Arabic language at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University Riyadh.
In addition, he is an author and an award-winning poet. He won the first place in the Prince Faisal Award for Arabic Poetry in 2001 and has published several academic papers, books, and books of verses.
KAICAL will hold new courses within its international program, in cooperation with a number of institutions and universities outside the Kingdom.
The center has been invited to participate in the UNESCO program to celebrate the year 2019 for indigenous languages on Jan. 28.
Al-Washmi said that he is pleased to work with various international bodies to enhance the qualitative presence of the Arabic language and Saudi institutions in the international context.