Waleed A. Elkhereiji Explained

Waleed A. Elkhereiji
Native Name:	وليد بن عبدالكريم الخريجي
Native Name Lang:	ar
Office:	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Predecessor:	Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim
Term Start:	15 July 2020
Office2:	Minister of Agriculture
Predecessor2:	Adel Siraj Saleh Merdad
Term Start2:	8 December 2014
Term End2:	Jan. 29, 2015
Birth Name:	Waleed Abdulkarim El Khereiji
Birth Date:	14 September 1958
Birth Place:	Madina, Saudi Arabia
Nationality:	Saudi
Office1:	Saudi Ambassador to Turkey
Termstart1:	17 April 2017
Termend1:	15 July 2020

Waleed Abdulkarim El Khereiji or Waleed A. Elkhereiji (Arabic: وليد بن عبدالكريم الخريجي; born 14 September 1958) is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia since 15 July 2020.

Career

• From 8 December 2014 to 29 January 2015 he was agriculture minister.^{[1] [2]}
• On 14 February 2015, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud appointed him a member of the Shura.
• From 17 April 2017 to July 2020 he was the Saudi Ambassador to Turkey.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: New Saudi ministers take oath of office . . 15 December 2014 . 20 January 2015.
2. Web site: H.E. Eng. Waleed Elkhereiji Appointed as Minister of Agriculture . www.gsfmo.gov.sa . 25 January 2015.
3. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu received Waleed A. Elkhereiji, the newly appointed Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ankara, on 17 April 2017. At the meeting, bilateral and regional issues were discussed. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey), http://www.mfa.gov.tr/disisleri-bakani-cavusoglunun-suudi-buyukelciyi-kabulu_en.en.mfa