A Record of Work
Ventures built, movements led, and recognition earned — a record of what has been done and what it stood for.
Ventures & Organisations
Founder & CEO
Founded with the mission of reconnecting Saudi consumers with ethically sourced, locally grown food guided by Qur'anic principles.
Director
Leads the Saudi chapter of Slow Food International — the global movement for good, clean, and fair food. Drives efforts to safeguard culinary biodiversity, document traditional food systems, and build a community of producers, cooks, and eaters committed to the Kingdom's food heritage.
Recognition
Officially honoured as a winner of the Saudi National Cultural Awards in the culinary arts track — in recognition of extensive work documenting the Kingdom's traditional food culture and advancing its preservation.
Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia
Invited to deliver a keynote at the Slow Food International Congress in Turin, Italy — one of the world's leading forums on sustainable food systems and culinary heritage.
Slow Food International, Turin
Key Milestones
Featured on the Saudi Ministry of Culture's flagship podcast to discuss the sustainability of the Saudi table.
Delivered a keynote on Qur'anic methods of food and the moral architecture of nourishment at Shajarat Al Nur.
Appeared on Bein Al-Laqmatayn to discuss raising awareness of ethical eating — ازكي طعامًا زيادة الوعي.
Featured on Tabaqat discussing the journey from zero to the top in building a purpose-driven food venture.
Represented Saudi Arabia and the Arab world at the Slow Food International Congress, speaking on rebuilding food systems from the ground up.
Founded the Saudi chapter of Slow Food International, establishing a formal institutional home for culinary heritage preservation in the Kingdom.
Launched the Azka Farmers Market, creating a direct marketplace connecting local Saudi farmers and producers with conscious consumers.
Appeared on The Mo Show to discuss AZKA, ethical farming, and building a purpose-driven business.
Launched azkabasket.com — the direct-to-consumer online platform bringing ethically sourced, locally grown food to Saudi households.
Founded AZKA FOODS with a mission rooted in the Qur'anic principle of seeking what is Azka — pure, wholesome, and ethically grown.
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