Said Dahdah is currently a Senior Transport Specialist in the Transport Global Practice of the World Bank based in the Islamabad office where he is managing the portfolio of transport projects in Pakistan. Prior to this position he was based in the Riyadh office where he managed the transport advisory services in the GCC countries with a focus on Saudi Arabia where he advised the Ministry of Transport and the Public Transport Authority on various strategic initiatives being implemented under Vision 2030 and its National Transformation Program. Prior to that he was based at the Headquarter of the World Bank in Washington DC leading transport investment projects in Yemen, Iraq, Egypt and Morocco which had a focus on urban transport, corridor development and road safety. Prior to joining the MENA region of the World Bank in 2012, he worked at the Transport Anchor Unit of the World Bank since 2006. He coordinated the infrastructure safety projects of the Global Road Safety Facility and contributed to various training and capacity building initiatives. He worked on the implementation of the International Road Assessment Program in various World Bank projects and assisted several countries in establishing lead road safety agencies. He provided cross-support to regional transport teams in China, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Colombia. He has extensive experience working in the Urban Transport sector in China and the Highway sector in India. Said holds a Master's and a PhD in Transportation Engineering from the George Washington University.