Tawfig F. AlRabiah (Arabic: توفيق بن فوزان الربيعة) (born 26 October 1965) is the current Minister of Hajj and Umrah for Saudi Arabia. He served as Minister of Health from May 2016 until October 2021 when he became Minister of Hajj. He was the Minister of Commerce and Industry from December 2011 to May 2016.

Early life and education

AlRabiah was born 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 the R ...

, Saudi Arabia, on 26 October 1965 . In 1986, he graduated with a

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from the College of Business at the

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 ...

(KSU). He studied at the

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, where he attained his first master's degree in Information Science in 1990. He received his second master's degree in

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in 1995. He studied for a

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in Computer Science. He graduated in 1999. He worked as an

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between 1999 and 2002.

Political career

From 2002 to 2007, he was director-general of the

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. In 2007, he became director-general for Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON).

Minister of Commerce and Industry (2011-2016)

AlRabiah became a member of the Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia when he was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry in 2011. During his tenure, he was on the council for a number of subsidiary economic councils, including Member of the Supreme Petroleum & Minerals Council, member of the board of directors of General Investment Fund, and Member of the General Committee for the Council of Ministers. He served on all three between 2011 and 2015.

Minister of Health (2016-2021)

AlRabiah was Saudi Arabian Minister of Health from 2016 to 2021.

Personal life

AlRabiah is married to Maha Muhammad Alsayari. They have five children.

References

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