Mohammed Al Jadaan | |
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محمد بن عبد الله الجدعان | |
 Al Jadaan in 2018 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
| Monarch | Salman |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf |
| Minister of Economy and Planning (Acting) | |
| In office March 2020 – May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri |
| Succeeded by | Faisal F. Alibrahim |
| 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. He served as Acting Minister of Economy and Planning from March 2020 until 2021.[1][2]
On 6 March 2020, 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 Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri in the post.
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 also previously served as a special adviser to the board of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia.[2]
- ^ "Minister CV - Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Who is Saudi Arabia's new finance minister?". Arab News. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Clock ticking for Saudi Arabia's new finance minister as oil kingdom teeters closer to recession". National Post. 3 November 2016.