Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed
Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed is a prominent Saudi businessman, academic, and advocate for sustainable agriculture and food security. Born in Makkah in 1954, he is the founder and chairman of Golden Grass, Inc. (est. 1982), a leading Riyadh-based firm specializing in sustainable farming, agrochemicals, and environmental services in arid environments.
He serves as Associate-Adjunct Instructor in Biosystems Engineering at the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Advisor to the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit at the American University of Beirut.
Dr. Al Rasheed is the author of Saudi Arabia’s Transformation: Uncertainty and Sustainability* (Routledge, 2026) and other works on agricultural strategies and Vision 2030. He also founded the Saudi Voter Center to promote civic engagement.
Since my early years in business and as an academia, I have envisioned the crucial importance of housing, food security, education, employment, and health care in short the basic necessities of human-kind to improve our quality of life as one of the goals of Saudi vision 2030.
Through my achievement’s, I am sharing my vast experience on economic, social and environment in achieving sustainable development. My philosophy is paying back to the society.
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“My mission is to leave a lasting legacy by empowering future generations with my knowledge and experience in sustainable development.”
– Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed