Alawwad is married and has three children, and lives with his family in Riyadh | He has completed the Harvard University Program for Executives, and multiple other internationally accredited programmes |
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A 2005 Eisenhower Fellow, Dr | Other governmental roles [ ] Dr |
Assumed office August 2019 Minister of Culture and Information In office 22 April 2017 — 27 December 2018 Prime Minister Personal details Born 1972-04-11 11 April 1972 age 49 , Nationality Saudi Residence Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Education Occupation Minister of Culture and Information Awwad S.
As part of these efforts, Alawwad chaired the Saudi negotiation team for bilateral investment treaties and was acting leader of the Saudi team overseeing disputes elevated to the WTO | Alawwad was appointed on April 22, 2017 to lead the Ministry of Culture and Information |
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Alawwad has published a series of academic articles concerning investment and economy, and sat on the Advisory Board of the Saudi Economic Journal | Alawwad previously served as an adviser for economic and financial affairs in the Office of the Crown Prince 2013 , as a consultant for the Governor of Riyadh and as Vice Governor for Investment Affairs at Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority — SAGIA 2003 |
He was the deputy chief of the joint Swiss-Saudi commission and Russian-Saudi commission.
Alawwad received a Bachelor of Law from in Riyadh in 1993, the M | |
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During his tenure, SAGIA established a more liberal ecosystem for investment in Saudi Arabia | Furthermore, he represented Saudi Arabia on the OECD-MENA Committee on Investment and Arab Investment Promotion Association |
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