Yaseen Khaled Khayyat

Lawyer & Legal Consultant

Professional Participation

  • Chairman,Board of Directors – Commercial Arbitration Center, Council of Arab Economic Unity, Represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2013 and 2016.
  • Chairman,Board of Directors – Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, 2017 to 2020.
  • Chairman,Sharia and Legal Committee – Al Nafaqah Fund. 
  • Member,General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and their Counterparts.
  • Member,Federation of Saudi Chambers, three consecutive  terms.
  • Member,Board of Directors – General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and their Counterparts, served in both the first and second sessions.
  • Member,Standing Committee for Saudi Arbitration Centers, 2016.
  • Chairman,Lawyers Committee, Chambers of Commerce – Jeddah in 2020 and 2021.

Legal Achievements

  • Legalcounsel for leading construction companies and figures in commerce and trade in Saudi courts.
  • Led negotiation teams in the establishment of multiple Saudi shareholdingcompanies, contributed in managing private placement entities in the health, human resources and constructions sectors, Hajj and Umrah as well as logistics of provided services.
  • Chairedboards of multiple domestic and national arbitration tribunals in different areas; construction contracts, commercial agencies and companies.
  • Managedthe liquidation of multiple corporate entities and estates, facilitated the negotiation and implementation of financial settlements.
  • Member of USA\South Korea delegations assigned by the Ministry of Justice, chaired by the Minister of Justice.

  • Domesticand International lecturer.
  • Participatedin numerous domestic and national legal conferences and programs.
  • Contributed to the drafting and review of numerous regulations and bylaws (The Executive Regulations of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and their Counterparts as well as the Bylaws of the Alimony Fund.

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Yaseen Khaled Khayyat

Lawyer & Legal Consultant

1993  Bachelor of Law (LLB), Regulations, King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah

1995  Legal Researcher, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah

1997  Licensed Legal Consultant – Ministry of Commerce 

2002  Licensed Legal Representative – Ministry of Justice

2011  Master of Laws (LLM), Regulations, with Distinction, King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah

2017  Licensed Notary, Ministry of Justice

2020  Certified Bankruptcy Trustee – Saudi Bankruptcy Commission

2020  Licensed Legal Consultant

2025  Licensed Commercial Franchise Intermediary 

2025  Licensed Intellectual Property Practitioner