| Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia) | |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Chief1 Name: | Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli |
| Chief1 Position: | Minister |
| Website: | Official English Website |
The Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (MEWA;), is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia responsible for the achievement of sustainability of the environment and natural resources in the Kingdom.[1] The ministry also is in charge of developing and applying policies that contribute to achieving water and food security. The current Minister is Abdulrahman Al-Fadli who was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture on 15 January 2015 and kept his position after the amending the name of the Ministry to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in May 2016.[2]
In 1947, the directorate general for Agriculture was established under the Ministry of Finance, and was assigned the responsibilities of agriculture such as improving lands and irrigation and building dams. This entity was later transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture and Water in 1953 and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the Minister of Agriculture in 1953. His tenure lasted until 1955. In 2002, the water sector was separated from the ministry and became the Ministry of Agriculture.[1] However, in 2016, the name of the Ministry of Agriculture was amended again to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture.[1]
The ministry has objectives regarding the environment water and agriculture. These objectives include the development and preservation of the environment and natural resources. And also the achievement of the water and food security.[3]
| Islamic calendar | Gregorian calendar[5] | Minister | Arabic | Observations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designated | Left post | Designated | Left post | ||||
| 18/04/1373H | 20/03/1375H | Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود | ||||
| 20/03/1375H | 05/06/1375H | Abdul Aziz Al-Sudairi | عبد العزيز السديري | The vacancy of a month and a half in that Ministry, caused by the death on' November 30, 1955 of Sayyid 'Abd al-Aziz al-Sudairi, was thereby filled. The two Sudoiris were brothers.[6] | |||
| 05/06/1375H | 03/07/1380H | Khalid Al-Sudairi | خالد السديري | ||||
| 03/07/1380H | 09/10/1381H | Abdullah Al-Dabbagh | عبدالله الدباغ | [7] | |||
| 09/10/1381H | 03/06/1382H | Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh | عبدالرحمن الشيخ | ||||
| 03/06/1382H | 21/04/1384H | Ibrahim Al-Swailem | إبراهيم السويلم | ||||
| 21/04/1384H | 08/10/1395H | Hassan Al-Mishari | حسن المشاري | ||||
| 08/10/1395H | 05/06/1415H | Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh | عبدالرحمن الشيخ | ||||
| 05/06/1415H | 05/03/1416H | Abdulaziz Al-Khuwaiter | عبدالعزيز الخويطر | ||||
| 06/03/1416H | 05/03/1424H | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Muammar | عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن معمر | ||||
| 06/03/1424H | 16/02/1436H | Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim | فهد بن عبد الرحمن بالغنيم | ||||
| 17/02/1436H | 16/04/1436H | Waleed A. Elkhereiji | وليد علي الخريجي | ||||
| 17/04/1436H | Abdulrahman Al Fadli | عبدالرحمن الفضلي | |||||