Secretary-General

Abdullah Alaoudh is the National Assembly Party’s Secretary-General.

Countering Authoritarianism Senior Director at MEDC

Alaoudh has published extensively on Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf and appears regularly in the media as a commentator. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, and Foreign Policy.

Alaoudh obtained his S.J.D. and L.L.M. from the University of Pittsburgh in comparative international law. While at the University of Pittsburgh, he completed his dissertation on religious institutions and the influence of the ulama (body of Muslim scholars) in post-revolutionary Arab countries. He received his B.A. in Islamic Law from Qassim University in Saudi Arabia.