Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al Jadaan | |
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Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf |
Minister of Economy and Planning (Acting) | |
Assumed office March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Al Tuwaijri |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Jadaan 1963 (age 58–59) |
Mohammed Al-Jadaan (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الله الجدعان; born 1963) is a commercial lawyer and co-founder of Al-Jadaan and Partners Law Firm who has served as Saudi Arabia's minister of finance since November 2016 and concurrently as acting minister of economy and planning since March 2020.[1] He replaced Ibrahim Al-Assaf in the post.[2]
On 6 March 2020 King Salman issued a royal order, appointing Mohammed Al Jadaan as acting minister of economy and planning in addition to his work as minister of finance replacing Mohammed Al Tuwaijri in the post.
Prior to his appointment as Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan was the chairman of Capital Markets Authority where he oversaw the opening of the Tadawul Stock Exchange and the loosening of Saudi's regulatory framework to foreign investors.[3] He also previously served as a special adviser to the board of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Minister CV - Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Who is Saudi Arabia's new finance minister?". Arab News. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Clock ticking for Saudi Arabia's new finance minister as oil kingdom teeters closer to recession". National Post. 3 November 2016.
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- 21st-century Saudi Arabian politicians
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Finance ministers of Saudi Arabia
- Government ministers of Saudi Arabia