Dr. Nawaf M. Alshabibi obtained his Bachelor and Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from Dammam University (King Faisal University previously) and his PhD degree of Transportation and Traffic Engineering from New York University, Tendon School of Engineering. He specializes in Urban Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering. He was involved in the study for developing the Strategy of Rural Development in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (for MOMRA). He took part in the preparation of the structure plan of Dammam Metropolitan Area, Alqatif and Ras-Tanurah in 2005 2010.