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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

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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

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

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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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