Khaled Abdellatif

Leading Urban, Rural, Master Planning, Urban Design, and Regional Development

Confidential Government · Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning

About

A qualified Strategic Urban Planner and Designer, More than 20 years’ experience in preparing, implementing, coordinating, managing urban development projects through Developers, Consultancies and Government entities across more than10 Middle Eastern and GCC cities in (Saudi Arabia -UAE- Qatar- Egypt- Oman-Bahrain) and with multi-disciplinary backgrounds in Urban Development through.  Strategic, Regional Planning, Master Planning, Urban Design, Transit Oriented Development “TOD”, Public Realm Improvement, and Municipal Planning,  Project, Program Management, Operations and Staff Management

Experience

  • Confidential Government (1 yr 8 mos)
    • Senior Director
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Director
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      Leading the establishment of urban planning and it's related operations within a government entity, working alongside national and international subject matter experts to deliver impactful outcomes aligned with Vision 2030.

  • Senior Director Urban Planning at Red Sea Global
    May 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs

    Leading and managing the establishment of Urban Planning and Design Department and the day to day operation of Master Planning, Urban Design, buildings Architecture, landscape, and infrastructure activities. Leading the conceptualization of master planning projects till the detailed phase and the coordination with the related disciplines from feasibility, test fit, engineering, environment, utilities and branding

  • Senior Associate Urban Design at AECOM
    Jul 2021 - May 2022 · 11 mos

    Senior Associate Urban Design Supporting the efforts of leading the Cities and Urbanism studio in Saudi Arabia Technical lead a team of Planners, designers, landscape architects, and planners to deliver variety of urban planning and design touristic and mixed-use development. Senior executives liaison, Team operations and design leadership are art of my daily responsibilities Among my projects and accomplishments are.  Leading and managing DGDA Master Planning framework for 194 sq.km ecotourism destination. One of the GIGA development in Saudi Arabia  Lead the urban design and master planning for an ecotourism reserve in Hail, Aseer and Al Baha and create the first ecotourism hunting product in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • Lead Urban Planning and Urban Design at GHD
    Nov 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Middle East Urban Planning Team Leader at AREP
    Apr 2019 - Oct 2019 · 7 mos