Fahad Alrefaei holds a PhD from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He is the co-founder of Alrefaei & Aldahash (Legal Consulting-Arbitration-Notarization), a law firm based in Riyadh, which has won many cases in finance, banking and commercial law in Saudi Arabia. His foremost objective is for the firm to be proactive in its specialization in Shariah, legal consultation, arbitration, and notarization.

Dr Alrefaei’s area of expertise is commercial arbitration. He is Deputy Secretary General of the Arab Union for International Commercial Arbitration and has represented major Saudi Arabian insurance companies in arbitration proceedings in Rabat (Morocco).

He also holds the following positions:

• Representative of the Rabat International Center for Mediation and Commercial Arbitration
• Member of the British Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Member of the Riyadh Lawyers Committee
• Member of the Bar Association in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Member of Arbitration Center of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

Previous Position
Legal and Jurisprudential Adviser for 20 consecutive years in the Defense and Aviation Ministry

Present Positions

• Vice President of the Arab Union for International Commercial Arbitration
• Representative of Al Rebat International Center for Mediation & Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East.
• Chief Executive Officer of Dr Fahad Alrefaei & Partners Law & International Arbitration Firm

Academic Credentials

• 2005–2008: PhD in Law, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
• 1998–2000: Master in Law on Structure of Higher Judicial Institutions, Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University
• 1987–1990: Bachelor of Islamic Sharia, University of Imam Mohammed Saud, Riyadh, KSA

Professional Experience

• April 2019 to date: Co-founder of Alrefaei & Aldahash (Legal Consultation – Arbitration – Notarization)
• April 2012–April 2019: Founding partner of Dr Fahad Alrefaei Group & Associates
• June 2012 to date: Deputy Secretary General of the Arab Union for international Commercial Arbitration, Member of Saudi Bar Association

More than 20 years: Islamic Sharia & Legal adviser to the Ministry of Defense & Aviation

• Representative of the Rabat International Center for Mediation and Commercial Arbitration
• Arbitrator in commercial and administrative briefs
• Chairman of Lawyers’ Committee at Al-Kharj Chamber of Commerce
• Former Associate Professor of International Law at King Fahad Security College
• Former Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Dar Al-Ulum
• Member of the Saudi Judicial Scientific Committee (Institute of Advanced Judicial Studies)
• Certified arbitrator attached to the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Gulf Cooperation Council
• Legal Consultant to a number of commercial companies
• Member of the National Family Safety Program