Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail

Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail (born 1935) is a Saudi government official. He was the minister of finance and national economy between October 1975 and August 1995.

Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail
Photograph of a man in suit and tie
Al Khail in 1979
Minister of Finance and National Economy
In office
14 October 1975 – 3 August 1995
Prime Minister
Preceded byMusaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Succeeded bySuleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Sulaim
State Minister for Financial Affairs and National Economy
In office
10 February 1972 – 14 October 1975
Prime Minister
Personal details
Born1935 (age 87–88)
Buraidah
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Alma materCairo University

Early life and education

Al Khail hails 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 an assistant director at the ministry of communications and later, became a director.[1] In 1962, on the request of Crown Prince Faisal he established the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh which he headed between 1962 and 1965.[1] In the period 1963–1970 he was the deputy minister of finance and national economy.[3] In 1970, he was made deputy minister of state for finance and national economy.[4] He was appointed minister of state for financial affairs and national economy on 10 February 1972.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

Al Khail was appointed minister of finance and national economy by King Khalid on 14 October 1975, replacing Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud in the post.[9][10] 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.[11][12] Al Khalil's term ended on 3 August 1995 when Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Sulaim was appointed to the post.[9]

Al Khalil also served as the chairman of the Saudi International Bank in London and chairman of the Centre for Economics and Management Studies in Riyadh.[3]

Personal life and honors

Al Khail married to his cousin in 1967.[13] He 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. 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. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 17. doi:10.1515/9783110930047. ISBN 9783598077357.
  3. Anthony Axon; Susan Hewitt, eds. (2022). Saudi Arabia 1975 - 2020. Leiden: Brill. p. 562. ISBN 978-90-04-51249-8.
  4. Jean-Francois Seznec (2017). The Financial Markets of the Arabian Gulf. Beckenham: Croom Helm. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-351-33367-2.
  5. Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 277. ProQuest 303295482.
  6. "Chronology November 16, 1971-February 15, 1972". The Middle East Journal. 26 (2): 176. Spring 1972. JSTOR 4324910.
  7. 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.
  8. David E. Long (Winter 1979). "Saudi Oil Policy". The Wilson Quarterly. 3 (1): 85. JSTOR 40255563.
  9. "Previous Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. Joseph A. Kéchichian (2014). 'Iffat Al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. p. 81. ISBN 9781845196851.
  11. Abdulwahab Abdulrahman Aborhmah (2010). From ideological antagonism to 'strategic partnership' Saudi-Chinese relationships (1949-2006) (PhD thesis). Durham University.
  12. 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 (PhD thesis). University of Exeter. hdl:10036/3504.
  13. "Muhammed Aba Khalil. Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 15 May 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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