Awwad Alawwad | |
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| عواد العواد | |
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| Chairman of the Board of Human Right Commission | |
| In office August 2019 – 22 September 2022 | |
| Minister of Culture and Information | |
| In office 22 April 2017 – 27 December 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1972 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Residence(s) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Education | Warwick University |
| Occupation | Minister of Culture and Information |
Awwad S. Alawwad (Arabic: عواد العواد; born 11 April 1972) is a Saudi politician who has served as minister of culture and information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since April 2017, and as the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Germany from October 2015 to April 2017.[1] Alawwad is the former head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission appointed by royal decree with the rank of minister in August 2019.[2] In September 2022, Alawwad has been relieved from his post as head of Human Rights Commission and has been appointed as advisor at the Saudi Royal Court.[3]
- ^ "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs". embassies.mofa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Human Rights Commission to modernize, be granted more powers, say sources". Arab News. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "King Salman appoints Hala Al-Tuwaijri as new Human Rights chief". Saudigazette. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-24.