Professor Nayyaf Aljabri is currently the Director General of Research and Data at the Education and Training Evaluation Commission. Prior to this, Prof. Aljabri has held several positions including but not limited to: Deputy Minister for Planning and Development at the Ministry of Education, Deputy Minister for Education at the Ministry of Education, Dean of College of Education at Taibah University. Throughout his career life, he had lead roles at many national projects and initiatives mainly on reforming education. He has served as a member of board in ministries and governmental agencies, boards of trustees of universities, and advisory boards of colleges. Prof. Aljabri was granted a Ph.D. in economics of education from the University of Manchester, UK. His research was focused on education economics and policies, with particular emphasis on the applications of quantitative multivariate methods to evaluate effectiveness of educational resources and how to improve performance of learners and educational institutions. He published extensively and participated in many research projects nationwide