The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced the appointment of Muhammad Ali Albakri as regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME), effective from January 1.
He will be based in the Iata regional office in Amman, Jordan.
Albakri is a Saudi national and aviation veteran and has, since the beginning of this year, served as executive vice president for strategic projects and transformation at Saudi Arabian Airlines. He succeeds Hussein Dabbas who led Iata in the region from 2012 until June, 2016 and was responsible for the successful integration of Iata’s activities in the Middle East and Africa into one region.
