Fahad bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Jalajel (Arabic: فهد بن عبدالرحمن الجلاجل) is the

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since 15 October 2021.

Early life and education

Al-Jalajel was born in

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on 17 August 1978. He studied at

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the K ...

during the 1990s in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...

. He holds an Executive Certificate in

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and

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from

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in the United States, and a

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from Saint Joseph's University, in

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in the United States and BSc in Computer Science from

Professional life

In 2012, Fahd Al-Jalajel was appointed as the Undersecretary for Consumer Affairs in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Saudi Arabia) (currently the

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. He was an Advisor to the Minister of Commerce and Industry and General Supervisor of

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in the ministry. He was also the acting Director-General of

in the General Investment Authority (Saudi Arabia), The General Investment Authority (currently the Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia) as well as Director of Networks and Operations. He was also the Director of the Open Source Operating Systems Project (the Computer Society and King Abdulaziz CityAl-Aziz for Science and Technology). Al-Jalajel was a member of a number of councils and committees, including a member of the Executive Council of Medical Cities, a member of the Health Insurance Council, a member of the board of directors of Saudi Airlines, General Organization of Saudi Airlines, a member of the Competition Protection Council, and a board member of the General Organization for Grains, Silos and Flour Mills.

References

{{Reflist Fahad 1978 births Health ministers of Saudi Arabia King Saud University alumni Living people People from Riyadh MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Saint Joseph University alumni