Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak explained

Office:Minister of Civil Service
Primeminister:King Abdullah
Term Start:13 December 2011
Term End:2015
Predecessor:Mohammed bin Ali Al Fayez
Successor:Khalid bin Abdullah Al Araj
Birth Place:Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
Alma Mater:King Saud University
University of Pittsburgh

Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak (born 1956) is a Saudi academic. He was the minister of civil service between 13 December 2011 and 2015.

Early life and education

Al Barrak was born in Al-Hasa in 1956.[1] He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from King Saud University in 1980.[2] He has masters' and PhD degrees both in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1983 and in 1989, respectively.[1]

Career

Al Barrak began his career as a teaching assistant in 1980. He became an assistant professor in 1989. Until 1999, he worked at King Saud University, serving at various academic and administrative positions.[1] On 26 May 2001, he was appointed to the Shoura Council. From 2003 to 2007, he served as vice-chairman of two committees at the council. On 23 March 2007, he became the chairman of the committee on administration and human resources petitions of the council.[1] He began to serve as a vice speaker of the council on 17 May 2008.[1] He was named as the assistant chairman of the council in February 2009.[3]

Al Barrak was appointed minister of civil service on 13 December 2011.[4] [5] [6] He replaced Mohammed bin Ali Al Fayez who had been in the post since June 1999 when the office established.[7] [8] His tenure lasted in 2015, and he was replaced by Khalid bin Abdullah Al Araj in the post.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. Majlis Ash Shura. 1 September 2012.
  2. News: King Abdullah appoints new ministers. KSA MSN News. 1 September 2012. 14 December 2011. 1 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301211308/http://arabia.msn.com/news/middleeast/gf/ksa/2011/december/11191649/king-abdullah-appoints-new-ministers.aspx.
  3. News: Next Shoura Council members. 1 September 2012. Saudi Gazette. 15 February 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913144411/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009021529326. 13 September 2012.
  4. News: New ministers named in minor Cabinet reshuffle. https://archive.today/20130418015028/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20111214113774. dead. 18 April 2013. 1 September 2012 . Saudi Gazette. 14 December 2011. Riyadh .
  5. Web site: King Abdullah Appoints New Ministers. US-Saudi Arabian Business Council. 1 September 2012. News Bulletin. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031210202/http://www.us-sabc.org/custom/news/details.cfm?id=1169. 31 October 2013.
  6. News: King appoints new ministers. 26 September 2012. Arab News. 14 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927042221/http://xrdarabia.org/2011/12/14/saudi-cabinet-shuffle/. 27 September 2015.
  7. Book: The Middle East and North Africa 2003. London; New York . 2002. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-132-2. 950.
  8. Web site: The Council of Ministers. Saudia Online. 8 September 2012.
  9. Web site: Former Ministers. Ministry of Civil Service. 27 March 2020.