Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail

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Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail
Aankomst op Schiphol van Sjeik Abal A Khail , minister van financien en EZ van S, Bestanddeelnr 930-1080.jpg
Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail in 1979
Minister of Finance and National Economy
In office
14 October 1975 – 3 August 1995
Prime MinisterKing Khalid
King Fahd
Preceded byMusaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Succeeded bySuleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Sulaim
State Minister for Finance
In office
February 1972 – 14 October 1975
Prime MinisterKing Faisal
King Khalid
Personal details
Born1935 (age 85–86)
Buraidah
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materCairo University

Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail (born 1935) is a former Saudi minister of finance and national economy who served in the post between October 1975 and August 1995.

Early life and education[]

Al Khail hailed from a Najdi family.[1] He was born in Buraidah in 1935.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in commerce from Cairo University in 1956.[1][2]

Career[]

Between 1956 and 1962 Al Khail served as assistant director in the bureau at the ministry of communications and later, became the director of the same bureau.[1] In 1962, on the request of Crown Prince Faisal he established an Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh which he headed between 1962 and 1965.[1] In 1970, he was made deputy minister of state for finance and national economy.[3][4] His next post was minister of state for finance which he was appointed in February 1972.[5] He was also made minister of state for foreign affairs and appointed a member of the Supreme Council on Petroleum in March 1973 when it was established by King Faisal.[6][7]

Al Khail was appointed the minister of finance and national economy by King Khalid on 14 October 1975 replacing Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud in the post.[8][9] One of the most significant official visits by Al Khail was to Beijing, China, in November 1992 where he and Li Lanqing, Chinese minister of foreign economic relations and trade, signed various agreements on economy, commerce and investment.[10][11] Al Khalil's term ended on 3 August 1995 when Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Sulaim was appointed to the post.[8]

Honors[]

Al Khail is the recipient of the following: King Abdulaziz 2nd Class Sash; Republic Medal 2nd Class, Egypt; Niger Medal Leader Status, Niger; Pakistan Crescent Medal and Leopold II Sash, Belgium.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Ayman Al Yassini (August 1982). The relationship between religion and state in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PhD thesis). McGill University. p. 190. OCLC 896879684.
  2. ^ a b c Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). K. G. Saur. 2007. p. 17. doi:10.1515/9783110930047. ISBN 9783598077357.
  3. ^ Jean-Francois Seznec (30 November 2017). The Financial Markets of the Arabian Gulf. Taylor & Francis. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-351-33367-2.
  4. ^ "Travel brief, Saudi Arabia" (PDF). World Bank. 7 April 1975. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 277. ProQuest 303295482.
  6. ^ Nizar Obaid Madani (1977). The Islamic Content of the Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia. King Faisal's Call for Islamic Solidarity 1965-1975 (PhD thesis). American University. p. 54. ProQuest 302841281.
  7. ^ David E. Long (Winter 1979). "Saudi Oil Policy". The Wilson Quarterly. 3 (1): 85. JSTOR 40255563.
  8. ^ a b "Previous Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ Joseph A. Kéchichian (2014). 'Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen. Sussex Academic Press. p. 81. ISBN 9781845196851.
  10. ^ Abdulwahab Abdulrahman Aborhmah (2010). From ideological antagonism to 'strategic partnership' Saudi-Chinese relationships (1949-2006) (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Durham.
  11. ^ Norafidah Binti Ismail (August 2011). The Political and Economic Relations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), 1949-2010 (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Exeter.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance and National Economy
1975–1995 		Succeeded by
Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Sulaim
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