Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
Appearance
وزارة الخارجية السعودية | |
Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019 | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1930 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Nasseriya Street, Riyadh |
Agency executive |
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Child agency |
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Website | Official English Site |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA; Arabic: وزارة الخارجية Wizārat al-Khārijīyah) is the ministry responsible for handling the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Foreign affairs. It was created in 1930 by a royal decree issued by King Abdulaziz Al Saud. King Abdulaziz appointed his son, Prince Faisal, as the first foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
[change | change source]The following is the list of foreign ministers since its foundation:
No. | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | King |
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1 | Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 19 December 1930 | 22 December 1960 | Abdulaziz (1932–1953)
Saud (1953–1964) | |
2 | Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel | 22 December 1960 | 16 March 1962 | Saud (1953–1964) | |
3 | Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 16 March 1962 | 25 March 1975 | Saud (1953–1964)
Himself (1964–1975) | |
4 | Saud bin Faisal Al Saud | 13 October 1975 | 29 April 2015 | Khalid (1975–1982) | |
5 | Adel al-Jubeir | 29 April 2015 | 27 December 2018 | Salman (2015–present) | |
6 | Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf | 27 December 2018 | 23 October 2019 | Salman (2015–present) | |
7 | Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud[3] | 23 October 2019 | Present | Salman (2015–present) |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "A Chronology - The House Of Saud". PBS. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ↑ Mohammad Zaid Al Kahtani (December 2004). The Foreign Policy of King Abdulaziz (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ↑ "Saudi royal decree appoints Prince Faisal bin Farhan as new foreign minister". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
Other websites
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