Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)

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Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
Agency overview
Formed1953; 71 years ago (1953)
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial English Website

The Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (MEWA; Arabic: وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة), is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia responsible for the achievement of sustainability of the environment and natural resources in the Kingdom.[1] The ministry also is in charge of developing and applying policies that contribute to achieving water and food security.[1] The current Minister is Abdulrahman Al-Fadli who was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture on 15 January 2015 and kept his position after the amending the name of the Ministry to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in May 2016.[2]

History[edit]

In 1947, the directorate general for Agriculture was established under the Ministry of Finance, and was assigned the responsibilities of agriculture such as improving lands and irrigation and building dams.[1] This entity was later transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture and Water in 1953 and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the Minister of Agriculture in 1953. His tenure lasted until 1955. In 2002, the water sector was separated from the ministry and became the Ministry of Agriculture.[1] However, in 2016, the name of the Ministry of Agriculture was amended again to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture.[1]

Objectives[edit]

The ministry has objectives regarding the environment water and agriculture. These objectives include the development and preservation of the environment and natural resources. And also the achievement of the water and food security.[3]

Deputy ministries[edit]

  • Directorate of Environment.[4]
  • Directorate of Water.
  • Directorate of Agriculture.
  • Directorate of Land & Survey.
  • Directorate of Animal Resources.
  • Directorate of Planning & Budget.
  • Directorate of Shared Services.
  • Directorate of Economic Affairs and Investment.

Departments[edit]

List of ministers[edit]

Islamic calendar Gregorian calendar[5] Minister Arabic Observations
Designated Left post Designated Left post
18/04/1373H 20/03/1375H 1953 1955 Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
20/03/1375H 05/06/1375H January 15, 1955 November 30, 1955 Abdul Aziz Al-Sudairi عبد العزيز السديري The vacancy of a month and a half in that Ministry, caused by the death on' November 30, 1955 of Sayyid 'Abd al-Aziz al-Sudairi, was thereby filled. The two Sudoiris were brothers.[6]
05/06/1375H 03/07/1380H January 15, 1956 May 13, 1905 Khalid Al-Sudairi خالد السديري
03/07/1380H 09/10/1381H December 21, 1960 September 11, 1961 Abdullah Al-Dabbagh عبدالله الدباغ [7]
09/10/1381H 03/06/1382H 1961 1962 Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh عبدالرحمن الشيخ
03/06/1382H 21/04/1384H 1962 1964 Ibrahim Al-Swailem إبراهيم السويلم
21/04/1384H 08/10/1395H 1964 1974 Hassan Al-Mishari حسن المشاري
08/10/1395H 05/06/1415H 1974 1994 Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh عبدالرحمن الشيخ
05/06/1415H 05/03/1416H 1994 1995 Abdulaziz Al-Khuwaiter عبدالعزيز الخويطر
06/03/1416H 05/03/1424H 1995 2002 Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Muammar عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن معمر
06/03/1424H 16/02/1436H May 1, 2003 December 8, 2014 Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim فهد بن عبد الرحمن بالغنيم
17/02/1436H 16/04/1436H December 8, 2014 January 29, 2015 Waleed A. Elkhereiji وليد علي الخريجي
17/04/1436H February 7, 2015 Abdulrahman Al Fadli عبدالرحمن الفضلي

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "About Ministry". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "Biography of the Minister". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ "Objectives". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. ^ "Deputy Ministries". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ^ Gregorian calendar, [1]
  6. ^ Abdul Aziz Al-Sudairi
  7. ^ Abdullah Al-Dabbagh
  8. ^ Ministry of Minister of Environment Water and Agriculturea


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