Dr. Waleed Al Badi has been the Director of Majlis Oman Library since 2016 and previously served as President of the Omani Library Association from 2015 to 2017. A dedicated member of the library and information community, he has been actively involved in several professional associations, including the Omani Library Association, the Special Libraries Association (both the main body and the Arabian Gulf Chapter) since 2007, and the Arab Federation of Library and Information since 2008.
Dr. Al Badi has also been a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) since 2010. He currently serves on IFLA’s Standing Committee for Library Services to Multicultural Populations (2021-2025), acts as Information Coordinator for the same section (2023-2025), and is a member of the IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee (2023-2025). In addition, he serves on the Standards Committee of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (2023-2025).