Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi

Vice Admiral

Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi

Former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards
Born (1955-02-23) February 23, 1955 (age 69)
Allegiance Saudi Arabia
Service / branchSaudi Arabian Border Guards
Years of service1973–2020
RankVice Admiral
Awards1st Class King Faisal Medal

Vice Admiral (rtd) Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi[1][2] (Arabic: عواد بن عيد العرادي البلوي), the Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards till 20 Aug. 2020[3] and appointed as a member of the Shura Council on 2nd Sep. 2024. He was the chairman and the head of the scientific Committee of the 1st International Symposium for the safety and security of land and maritime borders in Jeddah. He was a member of the delegate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the International Maritime Organization IMO and represent the Kingdom as a Member of the Council and in the General Assembly of IMO. Vice Adm. Al-Balawi chaired several high-level meetings for the signatory states of Djibouti Code of Conduct which resulted in the adoption of Jeddah Amendments in 2017  as the Code was reviewed and expanded to include combating piracy and armed robbery of ships as well as illegal maritime activities in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.

He chaired the Permanent Committee to Manage Maritime Disasters.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. ^ "Interior Minister Appoints Vice Admiral Al-Balawi As Acting Border Guard Director General وكالة الأنباء السعودية". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. ^ "FaceOf: Gen. Awwad Eid Al-Balawi, director-general of the Saudi Border Guards | Arab News". web.archive.org. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ "Interior Minister Appoints Vice Admiral Al-Balawi As Acting Border Guard Director General وكالة الأنباء السعودية". web.archive.org. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia May 2017". web.archive.org. 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  6. ^ "Al-Balawi is new Border Guard chief | Arab News". web.archive.org. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  7. ^ "عواد البلوي", ويكيبيديا (in Arabic), 2024-09-03, retrieved 2024-11-03