Khaled A. Mahdi (Arabic: خالد مهدي; born 1 January 1970) held the position of the Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD) of Kuwait[1] in 2016 till 2024.

He received his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from University of Toronto, Canada, and his Master's in the same field from the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.

Mahdi received his PhD in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, USA, where he specialized on applications of statistical mechanics on complex thermodynamic systems working with Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz research group.

A key mission of the KNDP is to create stronger integration between Kuwait's public and private sectors, and in an interview with the Oxford Business Group as part of their Kuwait 2017 report,[14] Mahdi shared that "the government stated very clearly its intentions to transition its role in the economy from an operator to regulator, from wealth distribution to wealth creation, and to entrust the economy to the private sector."

[15] In Mahdi's own words about the implementation of the national plan, the Secretariat looks to build "a solid commercial and financial infrastructure, and this cements us as a financial and commercial hub",[16] through projects like the Knowledge Transfer and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) expo,[17] The knowledge Economy Forum[18] and the Kuwait Public Policy Center (KPPC).

[24] Mahdi steers chairs the national SDGs 2030 permanent standing committee and leads the vision of the state, “New Kuwait 2035”.