Eng. Widad Al-Qutaishat
was appointed as the Executive Director of the King Abdullah II Center for Excellence. She previously served as the Director of the Public Sector Modernization Program (2023–2024) and was the founding president of the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in 1999. She has participated as a jury member, technical committee member, team leader, and international and regional assessor in the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence, the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program, the Ajman Government Excellence Program, the Dubai Government Excellence Program, the Dubai Government Service Excellence Program, and the EFQM Global Award, and has received recognition awards from EFQM.