Dr Alaa Naji bio | najikhairan

Dr. Alaa Naji

Founding Partner

Dr. Alaa Abdulhamid Naji is a licenced Saudi lawyer with over 30 years of expertise in the legal field. He holds a Ph.D. and Master of Laws (LL.M.) from McGill University, Canada. From September 2019 to January 2024, Dr. Naji served as the General Supervisor of the Saudi Bar Association.

Dr. Naji’s areas of expertise include Commercial and Sports Arbitration, Corporate Law, Corporate Restructuring, Governance and Advisory for Family-Owned Business, and Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to founding Naji Khairan Advocates & Legal Consultants, Dr. Alaa Naji was the Managing Partner at a leading international law firm. He has also held many leadership positions in both the public and private sectors.

MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Certified arbitrator at the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration.

Certified arbitrator at Saudi Center for Sports Arbitration.

Certified arbitrator at the National Sports Arbitration Tribunal of Kuwait.

Board member of Saudi Bar Association and Executive Committee member in its second session.

Board member of Former Head of the Saudi ICC Arbitration Committee

Member of admission Committee in Ministry of Justice till 2021.

Member of Family Business Committee in its first session 2013-2016 at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Member of the Committee of Lawyers at its 2016-2019 session at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Member of the Advisory Committee of the General Authority for Awqaf in its first session.

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Member of the Air and Space Law Organization, Montreal, Canada.

Private licensed pilot.