Tawfig F. AlRabiah (; born 26 October 1965) is the current Minister of Hajj and Umrah for Saudi Arabia since 2021. He served as

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

from May 2016 until October 2021. He was the Minister of Commerce and Industry from December 2011 to May 2016.

Early life and education

AlRabiah was born in

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

, Saudi Arabia, on 26 October 1965 . In 1986, he graduated with a

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from the College of Business at the

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh U ...

(KSU). He studied at the

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, where he attained master's degree in Information Science in 1990, a master's degree in

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in 1995, and Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1999. He worked as an

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between 1999 and 2002.

Political career

From 2002 to 2007, he was director-general of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority. In 2007, he became director-general for Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON).

Minister of Commerce and Industry (2011-2016)

AlRabiah became a member of the Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia when he was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry in 2011. During his tenure, he was on the council for a number of subsidiary economic councils, including Member of the Supreme Petroleum & Minerals Council, member of the board of directors of General Investment Fund, and Member of the General Committee for the Council of Ministers. He served on all three between 2011 and 2015.

Minister of Health (2016-2021)

AlRabiah was Saudi Arabian Minister of Health from 2016 to 2021.

Personal life

AlRabiah is married to Maha Muhammad Alsayari. They have five children.

References

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