Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al Jadaan | |
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محمد بن عبد الله الجدعان | |
 Al Jadaan in 2018 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
| Monarch | Salman |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf |
| Minister of Economy and Planning (Acting) | |
| In office March 2020 – May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri |
| Succeeded by | Faisal F. Alibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Jadaan 1963 (age 60–61) |
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 Mohammad 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.
External links
- Minister CV
