Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi Explained

Honorific Prefix:Vice Admiral
Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi
Honorific Suffix:Former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards
Branch:Saudi Arabian Border Guards
Birth Date:23 February 1955
Serviceyears:1973–2020
Rank:Vice Admiral
Awards:1st Class King Faisal Medal

Vice Admiral Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi[1] [2] (Arabic: عواد بن عيد العرادي البلوي), is the former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards, Ministry of Interior (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).[3]

Early life and career

Vice Admiral Al-Aradi obtained Master of Science in Maritime Management from WMU, Sweden (GMAI 1988[4]). He graduated from Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi.[5]

He was appointed as the chairman of the first International Symposium on Land and Maritime Border Security and Safety in Jeddah and the Chairman of the Scientific Committee.[7] Vice Admiral Al-Balawi is the delegate of Saudi Arabia to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and is a part of the council and the board. He has chaired several high-level meetings of signatories resulting in ‘Jeddah Amendment to Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017,[8] and revisions of the code of conduct for the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area.[9] He has also been the chairman of standing committee for the management of maritime disasters.[10]

Honour and recognition

References

  1. Web site: Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques decorates Lieutenant General Al-Balawi, Lieutenant General Al-Harbi with their new ranks The official Saudi Press Agency. www.spa.gov.sa. 2019-12-24.
  2. Web site: Interior Minister Appoints Vice Admiral Al-Balawi As Acting Border Guard Director General وكالة الأنباء السعودية. www.spa.gov.sa. 2019-01-05.
  3. Web site: FaceOf: Gen. Awwad Eid Al-Balawi, director-general of the Saudi Border Guards. 2018-08-24. Arab News. en. 2019-01-05.
  4. Web site: Graduation ceremony, class of 1988 (invitation & program). commons.wmu.se. 2019-01-05.
  5. Web site: Al-Balawi is new Border Guard chief. 2015-01-31. Arab News. en. 2019-01-05.
  6. Web site: الفريق البلوي .. ماجستير في الإدارة البحرية من السويد وظفها لمسيرة أمنية متميزة. ziad. 2016-07-14. صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية. ar. 2019-01-05.
  7. Web site: Scientific Committee - First International Symposium on Border Security & Safety. sbg-symposium.org. 2019-01-05.
  8. Web site: Saudi Arabia May 2017. www.imo.org. 2019-01-05.
  9. Web site: Revised code of conduct concerning the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships, and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area. www.imo.org. 2019-01-05.
  10. Web site: Al-Balawi is new Border Guard chief. 2015-01-31. Arab News. en. 2019-01-05.
  11. Web site: "التميّز في أمن الحدود" للفريق البلوي. الصقير (جدة). عبدالله. 2016-09-02. Okaz. Arabic. 2019-01-08.
  12. Web site: رئيس وزراء جيبوتي يقلد مدير عام حرس الحدود وسام 27. جريدة الرياض. ar. 2019-01-05.
  13. Web site: وسام الملك فيصل لـ27 ضابطا. الرياض. واس-. 2017-09-08. Makkah. Arabic. 2019-01-05.
  14. Web site: منح الفريق عواد البلوي وسام الملك فيصل من الدرجة الأولى - صحيفة تبوك اليوم Tabuk2Day.com. tabuk2day.com. ar-sa. 2019-01-05. 2019-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010914/http://tabuk2day.com/new/s/12602. dead.

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