▁Border ▁Guard ▁( App oint ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁Aug ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁( 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Sym pos ium ▁on ▁Land ▁and ▁Mar itime ▁Border ▁Security ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁in ▁Jed d ah ▁and ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Committee . ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Al - Bal aw i ▁is ▁the ▁delegate ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Mar itime ▁Organisation ▁( I MO ) ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁cha ired ▁several ▁high - level ▁meet ings ▁of ▁sign ator ies ▁resulting ▁in ▁‘ J ed d ah ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁Dj ib out i ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct ▁ 2 0 1 7 ’ ▁ ▁and ▁revis ions ▁of ▁the ▁code ▁of ▁conduct ▁for ▁the ▁repr ession ▁of ▁pi racy , ▁armed ▁rob ber y ▁against ▁ships ▁and ▁ill ic it ▁mar itime ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁A den ▁Area . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁standing ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁mar itime ▁dis aster s . ▁ ▁Hon our ▁and ▁Rec ogn ition ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁award ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁Border ▁Security ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Middle ▁East ▁Conference ▁held ▁in ▁Ab u ▁D hab i - U