Prof. Abdulrahman Obaid Al-Youbi is the President of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and the President of the International Advisory Board (IAB) of KAU since 2016. He is a Professor of Chemistry at KAU since 2000. He earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Essex University, UK in 1986. Throughout his career, Prof. Al-Youbi is an active researcher in his specialization, a passionate teacher, an academic and administrator. He participated in many research projects and published more than 150 papers in ranked scientific journals. He also supervised many graduate students. He has held a variety of Academic Administrative positions at KAU such as In (2015-2016), he was Acting President of both KAU and Jeddah University, Vice President for Academic Affairs (2009-2016), Vice President (2002- 2009), Dean of the Faculty of Science (1999-2002), Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science (1992 -1999), and Chairman of the Chemistry Department.  As President of KAU, Prof. Al-Youbi has devoted his position to strengthen excellence in academics and research with a dedication to develop an innovative culture. Through President Al-Youbi’s leadership, KAU has remained the top university, not only in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also in the Arab World. His current focus is on expanding KAU’s leadership by continuing to build on its long-standing strengths in education, research, entrepreneurship and Community Service to the people of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. President Al-Youbi participated in more than eighty committees, boards, teams and working groups at KAU as well as at Saudi Ministry of Education level. In particular, he has participated in the committees that have established new universities in the Kingdom, (Taiba University, Jazan University, Tabuk University, and the Northern Border University). He has also attended many scientific conferences in the Kingdom and abroad. In addition to his membership in the first formation of the University Affairs Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.