Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter: a career connecting plant delivery and innovation

Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter was appointed Aramco’s Executive Vice President of Technology and Innovation in April 2023, after serving as Chief Technology Officer. His company career began in 1984 and included chemical engineering studies and gas plant assignments.

The work behind the profile

The official biography records work on commissioning major facilities, facilities planning and the development of KAUST. He also served as Chief Engineer and led Power Systems. His education includes postgraduate chemical engineering and business administration through the MIT Sloan Fellowship Program.

His path places innovation alongside experience in delivering and operating physical systems. For Saudi technology professionals, it offers a useful example of how engineering, research infrastructure and business knowledge can reinforce one another when an organization develops new capabilities.

Source: Aramco · official page. Checked 16 October 2026. Image credit: Aramco.

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