Born:
- Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University 1974
Posts held:
- Professor, Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Chairman of the Physics Department
- Vice President, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
- Director, Department of Energy Resources, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Minister of Industry and Electricity 1995
- Minister of Commerce and Industry since May, 2003
