Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud

Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud (born 1952) is a Saudi Arabian politician and academic who served as the minister of municipal and rural affairs of Saudi Arabia from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of House of Saud. He is the minister of state.

Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud
Minister of State
In office29 January 2015 – present
MonarchSalman
Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
In office2 November 2009 – 29 January 2015
PredecessorMutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
SuccessorAbdullatif bin Abdulmalik Al Shaikh
MonarchAbdullah
Born1952 (age 70–71)
SpouseIbtisam bint Yazid bin Abdallah Al Abdul Rahman
Issue
List
  • Princess Noura
  • Prince Mohammed
  • Prince Saud
  • Princess Sara
  • Prince Faisal
Names
Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherMutaib bin Abdulaziz
MotherNoura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al Sheikh
Alma materGeorge Washington University

Early life and education

Prince Mansour was born in 1952.[1][2] He is the son of Prince Mutaib bin Abdulaziz and Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al Sheikh. His father was a son of King Abdulaziz. His mother, Princess Noura, is a member of the powerful Al Sheikh family, which controls religious matters in Saudi Arabia.

Mansour bin Mutaib received all his higher education degrees from George Washington University:[1] a bachelor of arts degree in business administration in 1976; a master of arts degree in 1979 and a PhD in public administration in 1986.[2][3] His thesis has the title of Improvement in the productivity of public sector in the Kingdom.[4]

Career

Mansour bin Mutaib joined King Saud University as an assistant professor in 1987. Then, he served as the director of the research center in the College of Administrative Sciences from 1987 to 1988. He became associate professor at the Department of Public Administration in 1995.[4] He is still a member of the College of Business Administration advisory council at King Saud University.[5]

Prince Mansour was appointed chairman of the general commission for municipal elections in late 2004.[2][6] However, although he was in charge of municipal elections, it was then-interior minister Prince Nayef who stated that women cannot vote and stand for office in the elections.[7]

He served as the deputy minister of municipal and rural affairs from 2006 to 2009.[2][3] He was appointed minister of municipal and rural affairs to the Saudi cabinet, replacing his father Mutaib bin Abdulaziz on 2 November 2009.[3][8] His term ended on 29 January 2015 when he was appointed minister of state.[9] He is also advisor to King Salman.[9] Prince Mansour was renamed as the minister of state to the cabinet led by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud on 27 September 2022.[10]

Views

After municipal council elections that were planned to be held in 2009 were postponed, Mansour bin Mutaib, then-deputy minister, indicated that recommendations for improving the municipal council system were the subject of a recent conference held in Ras Tanura, including women's right to vote in municipal council elections.[11]

Personal life

Prince Mansour is married to Ibtisam bint Yazid bin Abdullah Al Abdul Rahman. He has five children: Noura, Mohammed, Saud, Sara and Faisal.[12]

References
  1. "Face Of: Prince Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Cabinet member". Arab News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. "09Riyadh1471". The Guardian. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. "Biographies of Ministers". Saudi Embassy Washington DC. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. Sharaf Sabri. (2001). The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. I. S. Publications, p.110
  5. "Advisory Council". King Saud University. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. "Member of the council of ministers as of November 2010". Royal Embassy of KSA, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. Caroline Montagu (Winter 2010). "Civil society and the voluntary sector in Saudi Arabia". The Middle East Journal. 64 (1): 67–83. doi:10.3751/64.1.14. S2CID 143572307.
  8. H.R.H. Prince Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. "Speakers". Environmental Infrastructure Forum. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. "Mansur bin Miteb Offers Saudi Leadership's Condolences to Hosni Mubarak's Family". Asharq Al-Awsat. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  10. "Three Royal Orders Issued". Saudi Press Agency. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. Christopher Blanchard (2010). Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations. Diane Publications. p. 38. ISBN 9781437928389.
  12. "Family Tree of Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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