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'''Mohammed Al-Jadaan''' ({{lang-ar|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 Minister of Economy and Planning since March 2020 .<ref name="mof">{{cite web|url=https://www.mof.gov.sa/en/about/Pages/ministercv.aspx| title=Minister CV - Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan| accessdate=4 July 2017| publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia)|Ministry of Finance]]}}</ref> He replaced [[Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf|Ibrahim Al-Assaf]] as Minister of Finance.<ref name="anews">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1005446/business-economy| title=Who is Saudi Arabia's new finance minister?| date=2 November 2016| publisher=[[Arab News]]}}</ref>
'''Mohammed Al-Jadaan''' ({{lang-ar|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 [[Ministry of Economy and Planning|Minister of Economy and Planning]] since March 2020 .<ref name="mof">{{cite web|url=https://www.mof.gov.sa/en/about/Pages/ministercv.aspx| title=Minister CV - Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan| accessdate=4 July 2017| publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia)|Ministry of Finance]]}}</ref> He replaced [[Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf|Ibrahim Al-Assaf]] as Minister of Finance.<ref name="anews">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1005446/business-economy| title=Who is Saudi Arabia's new finance minister?| date=2 November 2016| publisher=[[Arab News]]}}</ref>


On 6th March 2020 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 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.
On 6th March 2020 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 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.

Revision as of 20:46, 6 March 2020

Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
1 November 2016
Preceded byIbrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
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 Minister of Economy and Planning since March 2020 .[1] He replaced Ibrahim Al-Assaf as Minister of Finance.[2]

On 6th March 2020 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 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.

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 has also previously served as a Special Adviser to the board of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia.[2]

He is a close ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and an advocate of Vision 2030.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Minister CV - Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Who is Saudi Arabia's new finance minister?". Arab News. 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Clock ticking for Saudi Arabia's new finance minister as oil kingdom teeters closer to recession". National Post. 3 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Interview with Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia Finance Minister from the World Economic Forum 2017". CNBC. 18 January 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2016-present
Incumbent