Born: 1942
- PhD and MSc in educational curricula and assessment, University of Oklahoma;
- BA in Arabic, Imam Muhammad bin Saud University;
- diploma in higher administration from Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh
Posts held:
- member of the Islamic Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Consultative Council (Majlis Al-Shura) 2001-2005;
- appointed President of the National Human Rights Organization on March 9, 2004;
- Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) 1995-2000;
- Rector of the Islamic University of Madinah 1982-1995;
- Minister of Education from 8 February, 2005
