Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak (born 1956) is a Saudi academic. He was the minister of civil service between 13 December 2011 and 2015.

Early life and education

Al Barrak was born in Al-Hasa in 1956. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from

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 ...

in 1980. He has masters' and PhD degrees both in public administration from the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...

in 1983 and in 1989, respectively.

Career

Al Barrak began his career as a teaching assistant in 1980. He became an assistant professor in 1989. Until 1999, he worked at King Saud University, serving at various academic and administrative positions. On 26 May 2001, he was appointed to the Shoura Council. From 2003 to 2007, he served as vice-chairman of two committees at the council. On 23 March 2007, he became the chairman of the committee on administration and human resources petitions of the council. He began to serve as a vice speaker of the council on 17 May 2008. He was named as the assistant chairman of the council in February 2009. Al Barrak was appointed minister of civil service on 13 December 2011. He replaced Mohammed bin Ali Al Fayez who had been in the post since June 1999 when the office established. His tenure lasted in 2015, and he was replaced by Khalid bin Abdullah Al Araj in the post.

References

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