For more than three decades, Prof. Ahmed Al Kuwaiti has held distinguished executive, academic, and healthcare leadership positions, guiding universities, healthcare institutions, accreditation initiatives, and national quality programs. His leadership reflects a lifelong commitment to academic excellence, patient safety, institutional effectiveness, and sustainable organizational development.
December 2024 – Present
Current Executive Leadership
Advisor, Executive Administration for Quality & Patient Safety
Academic Medical City (AMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Provides executive leadership for quality management, patient safety, healthcare performance improvement, accreditation readiness, and strategic quality initiatives across the Academic Medical City and affiliated healthcare facilities.
October 2023 – Present
Dean of Quality & Academic Accreditation
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Leads the University’s quality assurance strategy, institutional effectiveness, academic accreditation, program evaluation, policy development, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting national and international standards of excellence.
October 2023 – January 2026
Consultant & Executive Director
Executive Administration for Quality & Patient Safety
Academic Medical City (AMC)
Directed executive quality operations across Academic Medical City, overseeing patient safety programs, healthcare quality systems, accreditation projects, performance management, and organizational excellence initiatives.
2020 – Present
Chairman & CEO
Quality Expert House
Deanship of Quality & Academic Accreditation
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Leads the Quality Expert House by promoting institutional excellence, consultancy services, accreditation support, leadership development, and quality improvement projects for higher education and healthcare organizations.
25 March 2020 – 1 June 2020
Organizer & Supervisor
IAU Quarantine Facilities
Directed the planning, establishment, and supervision of four university quarantine facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring operational readiness, public health protection, and coordinated institutional response.
19/12/1442 AH
Senior Ambassador for Quality
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Recognized for advancing national quality culture, promoting excellence frameworks, and supporting quality initiatives aligned with Saudi Arabia’s strategic development goals.
1 February 2020 – 30 June 2020
Advisor
Saudi Universities Ranking Committee
ETEC – NCAAA
Provided strategic guidance in developing the Saudi University Ranking framework, supporting performance indicators, institutional benchmarking, and higher education excellence.
2015 – Present
Leader
University Accreditation Teams
University of Dammam / Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Directed more than 25 institutional and program accreditation initiatives across Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry, Nursing, Medical Laboratories, Respiratory Care, Islamic Studies, History, Arabic Language, English Language, and Building Technology, supporting accreditation through NCAAA, ABET, ACEN, AACSB, CBA, CODA, ASPIRE, NAAB, and other international frameworks.
2019 – Present
Founder
JOSOR Initiative
Established the JOSOR Initiative to strengthen university rankings, academic quality, community engagement, and institutional visibility through webinars, quality awareness programs, accreditation initiatives, and graduate learning outcomes development.
1 June 2018 – 1 May 2019
Advisor
National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)
Development of the Saudi Journal for Quality & Accreditation
Provided advisory leadership supporting the development of the Saudi Journal for Quality and Accreditation while contributing expertise in higher education quality systems.
From 1 April 2018
Part-time Consultant
National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)
Provided consultancy services in institutional accreditation, academic quality assurance, external review, and higher education performance evaluation.
From 1 April 2018
Supervisor
Healthcare Accreditation Programs
Led healthcare accreditation initiatives for:
- Joint Commission International (JCI)
- Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Accreditation Years
- JCI: 2015 & 2018
- CBAHI: 2017 & 2020
- CAP: 2016, 2018 & 2019
- IAC: 2018