Born: 1947
- PhD candidate, MSc in Political Science,
- BA in Economics, University of Washington in Seattle, USA
Posts Held:
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Consultative Council (Majlis Al-Shura) 2001-2005;
- Managing Director, then Assistant Chairman, of the Board of Saudi Group for Research and Marketing, 1991-2001;
- previously with Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, King Saud University, and Saudi Aramco;
- Minister of Social Affairs from 8 February, 2005.
The Ministry of Social Affairs is charged with responsibility for social insurance, and social care and development. It has charities and co-operative societies, as well as social research, within its jurisdiction.
