The Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia

Minister of Foreign Affairs

On 27 December 2018, a Royal Decree was issued appointing His Excellency as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Place of Birth: Oyoun AlJawa – Kongdom of Saudi Arabia 1949
Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Economic and Political Science – King Saud University in 1971
• Master of arts in economics – University of Denver in 1976
• PhD in Economics – Colorado State University in 1982

• 1971 – 1982 Teaching Assistant and Instructor of the Principles of Economics - King Abdul Aziz Military Academy - Riyadh
• 1982 – 1986 Assistant Professor (in Economics) and Head of Administrative Sciences Department - King Abdul Aziz Military Academy – Riyadh
• 1982 – 1986 Part Time Advisor - Saudi Fund for Development - Riyadh
• 1986 – 1989 Executive directorship for Saudi Arabia - the International Monetary Fund
• 1989 - 1995 Executive Director of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the Board of Directors of the World Bank Group
• 1993 – 1995 The Dean of the Board of Directors of the World Bank Group
• 1995 Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
• 1995 Join the Council of Ministers as a Minister of State
• 1996 - 2016 Minister of Finance
• 2016 Minister of state and member of the Council of Ministers
• Member of Council of Economic and Development Affairs
• Member of Council of Political and Security Affairs
• Member of Public Investment Fund
• Vice President and Board Member of Saudi Aramco
• Chairman of:
• The board of the Saudi Fund for Development
• President of the Public Investment Fund
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• Member of:
• The Supreme Hajj Committee
• The Supreme Council of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
• Council of Military Service
• Supreme Council of Civil Defense
• Saudi Food and Drug Authority
• Board of Directors of the Military Industries Corporation
• Governor of:
• The Islamic Development Bank Group - Jeddah
• The International Monetary Fund - Washington
• The Arab Monetary Fund - Abu Dhabi
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development - Kuwait
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa - Khartoum
• Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation- Kuwait
• Headed the Saudi delegation in:
• The Joint Saudi-German Committee
• The Joint Saudi-Italian Committee
• The Joint Saudi-China Committee
• The Joint Saudi-Syrian Committee
• The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development - Khartoum
• Honors:
• The Order of King Abdulaziz - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• The Order of the Republic - Republic of Sudan
• The Order of the Nile - Republic of Sudan
• The Order of the Lion - Republic of Senegal
• The Order of Merit - Republic of Italy