Saud bin Khalid Al Saud
Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
In officeDecember 2010 – April 2017
Names
Saud bin Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherKhalid bin Faisal Al Saud
MotherAl Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Alma materKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal is the former deputy governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and a member of House of Saud. He is the deputy governor of Al Madinah Region.[1]

Early life and education

Prince Saud is the third son of Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud. He is the brother of Prince Bandar and Prince Sultan. Their mother is Al Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.[2]

Saud bin Khalid received a bachelor of science degree in finance from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 2001.[3]

Professional experience

Since April 2017, Saud bin Khalid has been the deputy governor of Al Madinah Al Munawarrah province of Saudi Arabia.[4] From December 2010 to April 2017, Saud bin Khalid served as deputy governor for investment affairs of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).[5] He was the head of investment affairs department, which was responsible for managing the investment environment and competitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia. The department focused on establishing a more liberal investment conditions in the Kingdom. As part of these efforts, he also chaired the Saudi negotiation team for bilateral investment treaties.[3][6] Saud bin Khalid was also vice chairman of the Saudi's joint economic commissions with Switzerland, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Greece, Azerbaijan, and Senegal.[3]

He was also named the president of the National Competitiveness Center (NCC) in December 2010.[5][7] The NCC was established by Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority in 2006 to act as an independent body to monitor, assess and support the enhancement of competitiveness in the Kingdom. The NCC fulfills this role by serving as a think tank, facilitator and communicator of change. He was also a board member of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON).[3]

He also served in the positions of chief operations officer for Investment Affairs at Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and NCC from January 2009 to December 2010, chief financial officer for Investment Affairs at SAGIA and NCC from July 2008 to January 2009, and financial analyst at Saudi Aramco from May 2001 to July 2008.[5]

Saud bin Khalid was based in the Treasury Department and worked in a number of departments including Internal Auditing, New Business Development and other financial and planning related departments.[3][6]

Personal life

Prince Saud married a daughter of Khalid bin Saud bin Khalid Al Abdul Rahman in 2010.[8]

Membership

Saud bin Khalid is a member of the following organizations:[3] Global Federation of Competitive Councils; Board of trustees of the King Faisal Foundation; several government commissions and several regional investment councils.

References

  1. ↑ Karen Elliott House (June 2017). "Saudi Arabia in Transition: From Defense to Offense, But How to Score?" (Senior Fellow Paper). Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. p. 5. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Family Tree of Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Saud Khalid Al Faisal". Modon. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ↑ John Duke Anthony (3 May 2017). "How the World Turns: Saudi Arabia in Transition". National Council on US-Arab Relations. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Advisory Board" (PDF). GIST. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Pfizer plant to produce 1 billion pills in Kingdom". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Board Members". GFCC (Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils). Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  8. ↑ الأمير خالد الفيصل يحتفل بزواج ابنه الأمير سعود من كريمة الأمير خالد بن سعود. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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