Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Suwaiyan has been the deputy minister for technology and development at the Ministry of Finance since March 2017.
He obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer science at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 2004.
Al-Suwaiyan began his professional career at Mobily as a senior system analyst.
He worked with the mobile network operator for 10 years and served in several key positions. Al-Suwaiyan left Mobily in 2015 as vice president of the applications development and planning department.
Al-Suwaiyan also obtained a master’s degree in business administration at Prince Sultan University in 2010.
In September 2015, he joined the Saudi Industrial Development Fund and worked there until February 2017.
Between 2017 and 2019, he became a full-time board member of the Technical and Vocational Training Corp. He also served as board member of Tabadul, a Saudi company for exchanging digital information, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, the Communication and Information Technology Commission and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property.
In a recent virtual meeting held to discuss the idea of working remotely, Al-Suwaiyan said employees are willing to work remotely, they only need necessary training to increase the effectiveness of their remote work. He said the infrastructure of communication services in Saudi Arabia is modern and can support the shift.
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Suwaiyan, deputy minister for technology and development at the Ministry of Finance
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Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Suwaiyan, deputy minister for technology and development at the Ministry of Finance
- Al-Suwaiyan began his professional career at Mobily as a senior system analyst
Saudi Cabinet reviews cooperation and agreements with other nations
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs meeting and briefs ministers on his recent meeting with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
- Cooperative efforts includes projects focusing on development and education, political consultations, environmental protection, health, investment and air transport
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers reviewed a number of domestic and international matters during a session in Jeddah on Tuesday chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The crown prince briefed the Cabinet on his recent meeting with the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which included discussions about regional security and stability, the latest developments in the Middle East, and other topics of importance to the Arab and Islamic world, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
He also shared with ministers the contents of a letter he received from the president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The council discussed progress in cooperative efforts involving Saudi Arabia and other countries including Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Estonia, Cuba and Kiribati, and approved a number of memorandums of understanding.
The cooperation includes projects focusing on development and education, political consultations, environmental protection, health, investment and air-transport services, the press agency said. Ministers also approved an agreement between the Saudi General Authority for Awqaf and its Omani counterpart relating to endowments.
They reviewed national initiatives, including one for the promotion of charitable work, and the enhancement of humanitarian and developmental efforts across the country.
A merger of the National Competitiveness Center with the Saudi Center for Economic Business to create a combined Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center was authorized.
