Adel al-Jubeir

Adel al-Jubeir
عادل الجبير
Adel al-Jubeir in 2020
Saudi Arabia's Envoy for Climate Affairs
Assumed office
30 May 2022
MonarchSalman
Prime MinisterSalman
Mohammed bin Salman
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
27 December 2018
MonarchSalman
Prime Minister
Preceded byNizar Madani
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 April 2015 – 27 December 2018
MonarchSalman
Prime MinisterSalman
Preceded bySaud Al Faisal
Succeeded byIbrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Saudi Ambassador to the United States
In office
29 January 2007 – 28 April 2015
Preceded byTurki bin Faisal Al Saud
Succeeded byAbdullah bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
Personal details
Born
Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir

(1962-02-01) 1 February 1962 (age 62)
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Alma materUniversity of North Texas (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)

Adel al-Jubeir (Arabic: عادل بن أحمد الجبير; born 1 February 1962) is a Saudi diplomat serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs[1] since 2018. He also serves as a Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia and has been the Climate Affairs Envoy since 2022. Notably, he is the second non-royal to hold the office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, succeeding Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel.[2] Previously, al-Jubeir was the Saudi Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2015[3] and a foreign policy advisor to King Abdullah.[4]

  1. ^ "Saudi king replaces crown prince in cabinet reshuffle". Al Jazeera. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ministers of Foreign Affairs - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Mofa.gov.sa. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Al-Jubeir presents his credentials to President Bush". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. 27 February 2007.
  4. ^ "Adel al-Jubeir". Saudipedia. 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-10-07.