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Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia

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The Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء) is the cabinet and highest executive body of the Government of Saudi Arabia. It is chaired by the prime minister, a position traditionally held by either the king or the crown prince. Since 27 September 2022, the council has been chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[1]

Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia
مجلس الوزراء السعودي
Formation9 October 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-09)
Legal statusConstitutional executive body
PurposeHighest executive body and cabinet of the Government of Saudi Arabia
Location
Mohammed bin Salman
Head of State
King Salman
Membership
Prime Minister, ministers with portfolio, and ministers of state
Main organ
Websitewww.my.gov.sa

History

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The Council of Ministers was established by King Abdulaziz in 1953. It is responsible for "drafting and overseeing the implementation of the internal, external, financial, economic, educational and defense policies, and general affairs of the state."[2] It functions in accordance with the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia and is advised by the Consultative Assembly.[3] Legislation must be ratified by a royal decree. It meets every Tuesday and is chaired by the crown prince in his capacity as Prime Minister or one of his deputies.[4][5] It is the final authority for financial, executive and administrative matters. Its resolutions are non-binding unless agreed upon by a majority vote. In case of a tie, the Prime Minister casts the tie-breaking vote. The present law governing the form and function of the Council of Ministers was issued by King Fahd in 1993.[2] Among others, it stipulates that every member of the Council must be "a Saudi national by birth and descent; well-known for righteousness and capability;" and "not previously convicted for a crime of immorality or dishonor."[2]

In the early hours of 29 April 2015, King Salman issued 25 royal decrees which included a cabinet reshuffle. This included the removal of his brother Muqrin bin Abdulaziz as Crown Prince and appointment of his nephew Muhammad bin Nayef. The king appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as Deputy Crown Prince.[6][7]

In another reshuffle on 21 June 2017, King Salman removed his nephew as Crown Prince and appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as the new Crown Prince.[8][9]

Members

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Saudi Council of Ministers[4]
Portfolio Minister Since
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud 2022
Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman Al Saud 2022
Minister of the National Guard Abdullah bin Bandar Al Saud 2018[10]
Minister of Interior Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef Al Saud 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud 2019
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh 2018[11]
Minister of Education Yousef bin Abdullah al-Benyan [ar] 2022[10]
Minister of Justice Walid bin Mohammed al-Samaani 2015
Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud 2019
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar al-Khorayef 2019[12]
Minister of Transport Saleh bin Nasser al-Jasser 2017
Minister of Commerce Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi 2016[13]
Minister of Investment Khalid A. Al-Falih 2020[13]
Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal F. Alibrahim 2021[14]
Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel 2021
Minister of Media Salman bin Yousuf Al Dossary 2023
Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan 2016
Minister of Culture Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud 2018
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli 2016
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfig Al-Rabiah 2021
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah al-Swaha 2017
Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Majed al-Hogail 2020
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Suleiman al-Rajhi [ar] 2018[15]
Minister of Sport Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud 2020[13]
Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khateeb 2019
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir 2018
Minister of State for Gulf Affairs Thamer Al-Sabhan 2017[16]
Minister of State for Shura Affairs Issam bin Saad bin Saeed [ar] 2022[17]
Minister of State Mohammad bin Abdul Malik Al ash-Shaikh 2015
Minister of State Khalid bin Abdulrahman al-Eissa [ar] 2015
Minister of State Musaad al-Aiban 1995
Minister of State Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud 2015
Minister of State Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh 2018
Minister of State Ibrahim al-Assaf 2019
Minister of State Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud 2021
Minister of State Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers". Saudipedia. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Law of the Council of Ministers". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Council of Ministers System | The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". www.saudiembassy.net. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Biographies of Ministers". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia Government". The Saudi Network. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "عام / أوامر ملكية وكالة الأنباء السعودية" [General / Royal Orders of the Saudi Press Agency]. Saudi Press Agency (in Arabic). 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "عام / أوامر ملكية إضافة أولى وكالة الأنباء السعودية" [General/Royal orders, first addition, Saudi Press Agency]. Saudi Press Agency (in Arabic). 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Nicole Chavez, Tamara Qiblawi and James Griffiths. "Saudi Arabia's king replaces nephew with son as heir to throne". CNN. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Hubbard, Ben (21 June 2017). "Saudi King Rewrites Succession, Replacing Heir With Son, 31". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Saudi Arabia's King Salman appoints new foreign minister in sweeping Cabinet reshuffle". Arab News. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "FaceOf: Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, minister of Islamic affairs". Arab News. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Saudi Arabia sets up new Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources". Alarabiya. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 "Royal Orders Issued 3 Riyadh". Saudi Press Agency. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim is the new Saudi minister of economy and planning". Arab News. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "FaceOf: Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, new minister of labor and social development". Arab News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "Thamer bin Sabhan Al-Sabhan, Saudi minister of state for Arabian Gulf affairs". Arab News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Who's Who: Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Saeed, state minister and Cabinet member for Shoura Council affairs". Arab News. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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