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My Letter to the New Mayor of Jeddah

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Ghamdi

Date of publication: July 19, 2026 22:54 KSA

The story of His Excellency Mr. Ihsan bin Abbas Ba'afiq with the Jeddah Municipality does not begin with the moment of the noble royal trust appointing him as mayor of the governorate; rather, its chapters started years ago, when he was personally witnessing how municipal bureaucracy could stall a major investment project, of which half of its objectives were achieved.

Today, the new mayor of Jeddah enters the corridors of the municipality, not as a traditional official who climbed the ranks in government offices, but as a strategic leader carrying a 'roadmap,' driven by a professional background merging the rigor of the private sector with the intelligence of sovereign assets, from the state real estate school and the 'Ihkam' system to leading billion-dollar financial entities. This important mix places His Excellency before broad and responsible hopes held by the people of Jeddah. The people here are not looking for silk gloves, but for an executive mindset that manages the city with strict digital performance indicators, and realizes that the success of projects is not measured by the size of budgets, but by the extent of the citizen's feeling of improvement, based on a realistic vision, and seeking the opinion of specialists and citizens. I lay before Your Excellency the hottest files of the bride:

Mayor of Jeddah, Jeddah Municipality