Nizar Madani Explained

Office:Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Term Start:29 August 2005
Term End:29 December 2018
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:Adel al-Jubeir
Office3:Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
Monarch3:King Abdullah
King Fahd
Term Start3:25 November 1997
Term End3:29 August 2005
Birth Place:Madinah
Alma Mater:Cairo University
American University
Nationality:Saudi Arabian

Nizar bin Obaid Madani (born 1941) was the state minister for foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Madani was born in Madinah in 1941.[3] [4] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Cairo University in 1964.[3] He earned a master's degree in international relations at American University, Washington, D.C. in 1971.[3] He received a PhD in international relations from the same university in 1977.[3] His thesis is entitled The Islamic Content of the Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia. King Faisal's Call for Islamic Solidarity 1965-1975.[5]

Career

Madani joined the ministry of foreign affairs as an attaché in 1965 where he then proceeded to the Saudi embassy in Washington in 1968, eventually taking the position of Chargé d'affaires.[6] In 1967, he was appointed director of media affairs. Then he was posted to take charge of international affairs in 1978, and then progressed to become assist manager, office of minister of foreign affairs in 1984. He also participated in several international conferences at the United Nations and in the Arab League. He was appointed in 1993 as a member of the Consultative Council in its first session, and he was then reappointed in 1997.[7] Later, he became assistant foreign minister. He was appointed minister of state for foreign affairs on 29 August 2005.[8]

He is a member of the Okaz publishing company.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Iraq asks creditors to cancel crippling debts. The Washington Post. 3 October 2008. Mariam. Karouny. Simon . Johnson.
  2. Web site: Visit to NATO HQ of H.E. Dr Nizar Madani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. NATO. 28 August 2012. 2012.
  3. Web site: Madani's Profile. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 10 March 2013.
  4. Book: Bahgat Korany. Ali E. Hillal Dessouki. The Foreign Policies of Arab States: The Challenge of Globalization. 14 September 2013. 1 January 2010. American Univ in Cairo Press. 978-977-416-360-9. 371.
  5. Nizar Obaid Madani. The Islamic Content of the Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia. King Faisal's Call for Islamic Solidarity 1965-1975. 22 June 2021. American University. 54. PhD. 1977. .
  6. Book: Saudi Arabia King Fahd bin Abdulaziz. 10 March 2013. 1 January 2005. Int'l Business Publications. 978-0-7397-2740-9. 94.
  7. News: Saudi Minister For Foreign Affairs Madani Discusses Regional Issues. 10 March 2013. Wikileaks. 25 July 2009. 14 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130614000409/http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09RIYADH962. dead.
  8. Web site: Nizar Madani appointed Minister of State. Saudi Embassy. 28 August 2012.