Background
Yafi, Adnan Abdulbadie was born on December 15, 1950 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Son of Abdulbadie Tawfiek and Fathiya Adeeb (Aama) Yafi.
(The annual Islamic pilgrimage (the Hajj) to Makkah in Sau...)
The annual Islamic pilgrimage (the Hajj) to Makkah in Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly the largest annually recurring mass confluence of people in the world. Peaking in a four-day period in several Holy Sites in and near the city of Makkah, the Hajj presents unique and extraordinary challenges in terms of large scale special event management logistics. This book will attempt to profide a relatively brief holistic overview of the Hajj and some of its problems. The bassic aim is to focus on the specific problems of mobility which have been the subject of considerable research. Following a greater elaboration of this issue, an innovative approach to the solutions of such problems using management logistical techniques will be discussed...
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Yafi, Adnan Abdulbadie was born on December 15, 1950 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Son of Abdulbadie Tawfiek and Fathiya Adeeb (Aama) Yafi.
Bachelor of Science, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, 1973. Master of Business Administration, St. Edward's University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1983.
Lecturer King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 1979-1983. Assistant professor Um-Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 1983-1988. Deputy director general Hajj Research Center, Jeddah, 1979-1988.
Chairman Al-Badeel Group, since 1988. Consultant general director Offices of Higher Education Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Jeddah, since 1988.
(The annual Islamic pilgrimage (the Hajj) to Makkah in Sau...)
Married Diane LaLonde, September 19, 1969. Children: Nessim, Alia, Abdulbadie, Laila.