{"id":3497,"date":"2026-10-21T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=3497"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:16:22","slug":"dr-ayman-elhefnawi","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/speaker\/dr-ayman-elhefnawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ayman Elhefnawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ayman El-Hefnawi has 30 years of professional, project management and City level experience with focus on urban planning\/strategic and inclusive planning, land management, evaluation of development-oriented projects and capacity building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN-H Country Representative in Saudi Arabia (2020-2024). During these years he was Senior Coordinator for the Quality-of-Life Initiative \u2013 Global initiative in partnership with Saudi Government. He established wide program of cooperation with many national and local stakeholders in Saudi Arabia. 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