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Council Of Economic And Development Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
The Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs is one of two subcabinets of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established by King Salman to replace the Supreme Economic Council, and is led by the King Salman’s son and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who holds additional roles such as Defense minister. History The fall in oil prices in 2014, coupled with developing security threats led King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to reshuffle the existing cabinet structure and staff. On 29 January 2015, days after assuming the throne, King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered major changes to government including a cabinet reshuffle, via royal decree. He replaced a dozen existing cabinets, or advisory bodies, with two new ones: the Council of Political and Security Affairs, and the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, in order to improve efficiency in the government’s decision-making apparatus. Each year, a meeting is chaired by the crown prince to review and assess the Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern-day Saudi Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi
Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi is the Ministry of Commerce (Saudi Arabia), Minister of Commerce and Ministry of Media (Saudi Arabia), Minister of Media of Saudi Arabia. Early life and education Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi was born in Jeddah in 1959. His father Abdullah bin Othman Al Qasabi was a prominent Saudi real estate owner and businessman.من هو وزير التجارة والاستثمار الجديد ماجد القصبي؟ ''Almowaten.net'', 8 May 2016 Majid Al Qasabi pursued his university education in the US, receiving a bachelor's degree in civil engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essam Bin Saad Bin Said
Essam (Arabic: عِصام ''‘iṣām'') is an Arabic male given name and surname. It means "defended; protected; well-preserved; well-protected; well-kept; preserved; reserved; safeguarded". Surname Notable people with the surname Essam include: * Chloe Essam (born 1999), English netball player * Connor Essam (born 1992), English footballer * Mohamed Essam (born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician * Shehab Essam (born 1995), Egyptian squash player Given name Notable people with the given name Essam include: * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), Egyptian footballer * Essam Dhahi (born 1983), Emirati footballer * Essam El Hadary (born 1973), Egyptian footballer * Essam Heggy (born 1975), Egyptian space scientist * Essam E. Khalil (born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic * Essam Marei (born 1965), Egyptian footballer * Essam Sharaf (born 1952), Egyptian academic * Essam Tharwat (born 1986), Egyptian footballer * Essam Yassin Essam Yassin Abbas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Assaf ( ar, إبراهيم بن عبد العزيز بن عبد الله العساف; born 28 January 1949) is a Saudi politician who served as finance minister, foreign minister, and state minister of Saudi Arabia. Early life and education Ibrahim was born in the Qassim Province in central Saudi Arabia on 28 January 1949. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economic and political science from King Saud University, Riyadh, in 1971. He later obtained a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Denver in 1976 and a PhD in economics from Colorado State University in 1982. Career Ibrahim initially pursued an academic career, becoming a teaching assistant and then visiting lecturer at King Abdulaziz Military Academy from 1971 to 1983. He was appointed an assistant professor and head of the Department of Administrative Services in 1982, and served until 1986. During that period, he also served as economic adviser to the Saud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Farhan
Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud ( ar, بدر بن عبد الله بن محمد بن فرحان آل سعود ''Badr bin ʿAbdullāh bin Moḥammed bin Farḥān Āl Suʿūd''; born 16 August 1985) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and government official who is the inaugural Saudi Arabian minister of culture. He is in charge of various key positions directly related to the execution of Saudi Vision 2030. Prior to his appointment as minister of culture, he was the chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group. Early life and education Prince Badr was born on 16 August 1985. He received a bachelor's degree in law from King Saud University. Business career Prince Badr began his career as a business executive and investor in the fields of energy, real estate and telecoms. In December 2015, Prince Badr was appointed chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), one of the largest media publishing companies in the Middle East, which subsequently expanded its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turki Al-Shabanah
Turki Abdullah Al-Shabanah was the Minister of Media in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 27 December 2018 to 25 February 2020. A longstanding media and entertainment executive prior to his appointment, Al Shabanah has run a variety of companies including Rotana. He was ranked by variety magazine ''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based ... as one of the "500 Most Influential Media Personalities of the World" in late 2018. References External links #http://www.alriyadh.com/685736 #http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?issueno=8435&article=111980#.VpuEkMtBtAg #http://www.lahamag.com/Details/16623/'مجموعة_MBC'_تردّ_على_بيان_قنوات_'روتانا' #http://www.alriyadh.com/816813 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabanah, Turki 1964 births Living people King Saud Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh ( ar, حمد بن محمد آل الشيخ) was the minister of education in Saudi Arabia appointed on December 27, 2018 until September 27, 2022. He is a member of the council of ministers and the council of economic and development affairs. In the United States, he attended Stanford University, earning his Ph.D. in economics, planning and development in 1995. He also has an M.A. from Stanford University in 1987 and an M.A. from the University of San Francisco in 1985, receiving both degrees in economics, planning and development. He graduated from King Saud University in 1981 with a B.S. in economics. He served as an advisor to the royal court from (2017–2018), and he is currently a member of several ministerial committees, task forces and councils. He is the chairman of the board of directors at the general commission for the guardianship of trust funds for miners and their counterparts. He also a member of the boards of directors for the royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Bin Abdulmalik Al Shaikh
Mohammad Bin Abdul Malek Al ash-Shaikh is a Saudi minister of state and a member of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs. He is currently one of four Al ash-Shaikhs serving in King Salman’s Government. Mohammad Bin Abdul Malek was born in Riyadh in 1969. He earned a bachelor's degree from Umm Al Qura University and a master's degree in law from Harvard University. Between 1998 and 2001, he was a lawyer for the World Bank in Washington, D.C, and then went into private practice in New York at White & Case between 2001 and 2003. He returned to Saudi in 2003 when he opened his own practice. In September 2012, he was designated as the Saudi Arabian Government’s representative at the World Bank, and in February 2013 was appointed chairman of the Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia) The Capital Market Authority (CMA; ar, هيئة السوق المالية) is the Saudi governments financial regulatory authority responsible for capital markets in Saudi Arabia. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser
Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser is Saudi Arabia's Minister of transport, appointed by a royal decree on 23 October 2019. Education and Career Al-Jasser holds a bachelor's degree from King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah in industrial engineering. He also obtained both a master's degree and MBA from King Saud University in Riyadh. Al-Jasser served as the director-general of Saudi Arabian Airlines from August 2014 to October 2019. He also was Chief Executive Officer of National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia from November 2010 to June 2014. Previously, he served as a board member and chairman in several positions including Saudi Research and Marketing Group, Arabia Insurance Cooperative, Etihad Etisalat Co, Saudi Airlines Catering Co, and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries. See also * Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia * Ministry of Transport (Saudi Arabia) The Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services (), formerly the Ministry of Transport (MoT; ) is a government mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Hajj And Umrah
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MHU) () is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia which is responsible for supervising the facilitation of essential services to the pilgrims arriving in the country for Hajj and Umrah purposes, including overseeing their secure transportation and movement to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It mainly coordinates between different sectors working for Hajj and Umrah operations as well as between different Hajj-related agencies in Muslim countries and worldwide. Moreover, the Ministry is responsible for developing plans, implementing and supervising the services provided to pilgrims and visitors of the Two Holy Mosques. The cities of Mecca and Medina, where Muslims perform Hajj and Umrah, both come under Saudi Arabian jurisdiction. The Ministry has recently launched an application to issued e-visa for umrah visitors and pilgrims. The minister of Hajj and Umrah is Tawfig Al-Rabiah succeeding Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Saeed. Strategic initiatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Of Saudi Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. Salman is the 3rd oldest living head of state and the oldest living monarch. Salman is a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, making him one of the Sudairi Seven. He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011. He was then appointed minister of defense. He was named crown prince in 2012. Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. Since December 2019, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. Salman's major initiatives as king include the Saudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al-Jadaan ( ar, محمد بن عبد الله الجدعان; born 1963) is a commercial lawyer and co-founder of Al-Jadaan and Partners Law Firm who has served as Saudi Arabia's minister of finance since November 2016 and concurrently as acting minister of economy and planning since March 2020. He replaced Ibrahim Al-Assaf in the post. On 6 March 2020 King Salman issued a royal order, appointing Mohammed Al Jadaan as acting minister of economy and planning in addition to his work as minister of finance replacing Mohammed Al Tuwaijri in the post. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan was the chairman of Capital Markets Authority where he oversaw the opening of the Tadawul Stock Exchange and the loosening of Saudi's regulatory framework to foreign investors. He also previously served as a special adviser to the board of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia. References External links Minister CV {{DEFAULTSORT:Jadaan, Mohammed al Mohammed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
