Ahmed Al Khateeb
Minister of Tourism
Assumed office
February 2020
Minister of Health
In office
29 January 2015 – 11 April 2015
Preceded byMohammed Al-Hayaza
Succeeded byMohamad Al ash Sheikh
Personal details
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Riyadh
NationalitySaudi
EducationKing Saud University (BA), Dalhousie University (Diploma in Wealth Management)

Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb (Arabic: أحمد الخطيب) is a Saudi Arabian bureaucrat who has been serving as Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia since February 2020.[1] He previously led the country's General Entertainment Authority as its inaugural president between May 2016 and June 2018 and was previously Minister of Health from January to April 2015.[2][3][4][5] He is also a former advisor at the Saudi Royal Court and has served as the chairman of Saudi Arabian Military Industries as well as the Saudi Fund for Development.[6]

Early life and career

Al Khateeb was born in Riyadh in 1965. He graduated with a BA in Business Administration from King Saud University, and subsequently gained a diploma in Wealth Management from Dalhousie University in Canada.[7]

In 1992, Al Khateeb joined Riyad Bank and worked on the establishment of its Customer Investment department. He worked for eleven years in different departments of the firm. In 2003, he joined SABB Bank and participated in the establishment of Islamic banking (Amanah) before moving to SABB's Private Services division as a general manager.

In 2006, he established Jadwa Investment Company and later joined the Court of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an advisor, counseling the Minister of Defense and the manager of the Ministry of Defense development project. Al Khateeb then moved to work as an advisor in the Saudi Royal Court.[7]

In June 2022, he was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute on the Global 100 in Hospitality, a list featuring the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.[8]

Current positions

Membership

Previous positions

References

  1. ^ "Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "تشكيل هيئة عامة لـ"الترفيه" في السعودية". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. ^ "FaceOf: Ahmed Al Khateeb, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage". 10 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Speaker details". Stova. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Minister of Health Removed from his Post". Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "FaceOf: Ahmed Al Khateeb, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage". 10 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "السيرة الذاتية لوزير الصحة أحمد الخطيب". جريدة الرياض (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  8. ^ Mix, Pulse (2022-08-01). "Dr Jeffrey Obomeghie and Dupe Olusola among the 100 most powerful people in global hospitality". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  9. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae". scth.gov.sa. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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