{"id":25692,"date":"2025-12-03T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wise.staging-dev.com\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=25692"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:43:52","slug":"dr-khalid-s-al-yahya","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/wise.staging-dev.com\/ar\/biography\/dr-khalid-s-al-yahya\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Khalid S. Al-Yahya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"speaker-intro\">\n<div class=\"social social-share\">Dr. Khalid S. Al-Yahya, Ph.D. leads educational programs at King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture. He also leads the \u201ciThra Youth\u201d initiative (iThra means \u201cEnrichment\u201d in Arabic). 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