The study aimed to identify the requirements for developing the performance of academic leaders in Saudi universities. This was achieved by identifying the level of performance of academic leaders in Saudi universities and the requirements for developing their performance from the perspective of faculty members. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher used a descriptive survey approach. The study population consisted of faculty members in Saudi universities. A questionnaire was administered to a stratified random sample of 376 participants. The study concluded that, from the perspective of faculty members, the level of performance of academic leaders in Saudi universities was poor, with an arithmetic mean of 1.87. The results also revealed that the requirements for developing the performance of Saudi universities using artificial intelligence were very high, with an arithmetic mean of 4.44.

Keywords: Academic Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Performance Development .