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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

Runs the diplomatic relations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with other countries

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]

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارة الخارجية السعودية

Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019
Agency overview
Formed1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Preceding agency
  • Directorate General for Foreign Affairs
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersNasseriya Street, Riyadh
Agency executive
Child agency
  • Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies
WebsiteOfficial English Site

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

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The following is the list of foreign ministers since its foundation:

No. Image Name Took office Left office King
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)

Fahd (1982–2005)
Abdullah (2005–2015)
Salman (2015–2015)

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

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  1. ↑ "A Chronology - The House Of Saud". PBS. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Mohammad Zaid Al Kahtani (December 2004). The Foreign Policy of King Abdulaziz (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Saudi royal decree appoints Prince Faisal bin Farhan as new foreign minister". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

Other websites

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