Education
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration from Armstrong University, Berkeley, California, United States of America 1987 He was planning to earn a master"s degree in Law before his arrest.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration from Armstrong University, Berkeley, California, United States of America 1987 He was planning to earn a master"s degree in Law before his arrest.
Mikhlif Alshammari is one of the leaders of the Shammar tribe. He is a writer and critic for several Saudi newspapers. Then, he was banned from writing, but he continued to publish his articles on the internet.
He is well known as human rights defender and advocate of reforming democracy.
He is trusted by international organizations like by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Council, Front Lincolnshire Defenders, Amnesty International and ALKarama Human Resources Organisation He was self-employed as a director of his own contracting company “DAHAMCO”.
In 2007, Mr. Alshammari’s company went bankrupt as a result of his arrest without charge by the General Investigation in Dammam.
After he was released from that arbitrary detention and tasted the injustice, he changed his career totally. He became a human rights defender and worked a full-time human right defender to help oppressed people, men and women, Saudis and non-Saudis at all levels.
Due to his activities and his writings, Alshammari was detained three times over the last four years. The last arrest took place on 15 June 2010, accused of "annoying others" He remains in Dammam Jail pending a trial.
Was invited as an independents activist by the High Commissioner to the United Nations to report on the status of women in Saudi Arabia.
Attended several human rights training workshops. Worked to resolve many family and tribal disputes including the revenge disputes. Member and collaborator with the Saudi Human Rights Commission (until his latest arrest)
An active member in the National Family Safety Program, Riyadh
Member in World Health Organization"s World Health Organization OF professional international
Member in the Saudi Management Association
Member in the Saudi Cancer Society.
Member and collaborator with the Saudi Human Rights Commission (until his latest arrest)
An active member in the National Family Safety Program, Riyadh
Member in World Health Organization"s World Health Organization OF professional international
Member in the Saudi Management Association
Member in the Saudi Cancer Society.
