حاتم العربية

Hatim Alsufyani

EdTech founder & Ph.D. researcher in AI for education administration
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia +966 56 005 3460 hello@hatim.sa linkedin.com/in/hatim-alsufyani free.shawahid.sa
Profile

Working at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education since 2017. Founder of Shawahid and Ph.D. candidate at King Khalid University researching the use of agentic AI in education administration. Experienced in instructional design and software development.

Experience
Founder & Product Developer2026 – Present
Shawahid — Classroom engagement & teacher evidence platform
  • Arabic platform, built single-handedly, that helps Saudi teachers manage classes, motivate students, and document evidence for the national performance evaluation (11 standards, 55 indicators).
  • Free tools hub: 228 evidence templates, 433 curriculum pacing plans for 1448H, a performance-score calculator, and nine certificate types generated from Noor files.
  • Web platform and the Shawahid Al-Muallim iOS app: one-step class setup from Noor, attendance and participation tracking, gamified motivation, print-ready portfolios with a QR page per standard.
  • Generative AI (Anthropic Claude): a teaching assistant plus roster and CV extraction, with explicit consent, server-side calls, row-level security, and cost controls.
  • Technology: Next.js, Supabase, and SwiftUI; iOS v1.0 in App Store review (October 2026).
Ministry of EducationOct 2017 – Present
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
  • Public education experience since 2017, covering financial literacy, vocational and career education, and managerial skills programs at the secondary level.
  • Apply digital tools and active-learning strategies that build critical thinking and the practical application of management concepts.
  • Designed and developed Tawasol Yanbu — a staff communication platform consolidating supervision schedules, absence and tardiness notifications, WhatsApp messaging, templates, a central contact database, and counselling case tracking.
  • Deliver professional and technical training programs across education, management, and digital learning.
Education & research
Ph.D. in Education, Educational Administration & Supervision
King Khalid University, College of Education, Abha
Dissertation: Requirements for Employing Agentic AI to Advance Administrative Work across General Education Departments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In progress. Coursework GPA 4.59/5.00.
2023 – Present
Professional Master's in E-Learning
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
GPA 4.95/5.00 (Excellent).
2022
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Taif University, Taif
2017
Bachelor's in Business Administration (Management)
Taif University, Taif
2015
Professional certifications & leadership development
Professional Certificate in Online Teaching / Training, Advanced Level (OTT-A)May 2023 – May 2027
National eLearning Center, credential ID pc23N25DRE6QLK
Professional Certificate in eLearning Experience Design, Advanced Level (eLXD-A)May 2023 – May 2027
National eLearning Center, credential ID pc2301XP6WRQ4K
Professional Certificate in eLearning Quality Assurance, Advanced Level (eLQA-A)May 2023 – May 2027
National eLearning Center, credential ID pc23KE5LN6EQ0L
Essential Skills for Educational Leaders (80 professional-development hours)Sep 2023
National Institute for Professional Educational Development, credential ID FX2316QGKN9654
Professional development

61 programs and courses since 2018 (more than 420 hours) with the Ministry of Education, the National Institute for Professional Educational Development, the National eLearning Center, King Abdulaziz University, and leading universities through FutureX, covering leadership and agentic AI, agile management, training package design, e-learning and blended learning, qualitative research, and cybersecurity.

Training delivered

Delivered more than 250 training hours accredited by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, including programs in financial management and financial literacy.

Activities

Organizing-committee member for school leadership forums, exhibitions, and student programs at the Yanbu Education Department (2018–2020).

Skills

Learning & training: Instructional design, training package development, e-learning experience design and quality assurance, teacher performance documentation, classroom gamification.

Product & engineering: Product requirements and user flows, Arabic RTL UX, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SwiftUI, Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, RLS, Edge Functions), Claude API, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Playwright.

Leadership: Strategic planning, agile project management, educational supervision, learning-outcome analysis.

Research: Survey design, systematic literature review, data analysis, agentic AI adoption in educational administration.

Languages: Arabic (native) · English