Who's Who: Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri, assistant for executive affairs to the Saudi minister of foreign affairs

Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri
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Updated 15 March 2021
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Who's Who: Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri, assistant for executive affairs to the Saudi minister of foreign affairs

Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri was recently appointed assistant for executive affairs to the Saudi minister of foreign affairs, at the rank of minister, following a royal decree.

Prior to the appointment, Al-Mansouri was president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) with the rank of minister since May 2019.

Al-Mansouri received a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences from the Jeddah-based King Abdul Aziz University in 1998.

He served as assistant to the minister of transport from June 2018 to May 2019, as undersecretary at the Ministry of Health from 2015 to 2016, and as an adviser to the minister of energy, industry and mineral resources from 2016 to 2017.

Al-Mansouri worked as vice president of financial affairs and operations at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), as well as the center’s director of human resources department, and as administrative principal of recruitment at Saudi Aramco.

Additionally, he previously worked as deputy head of finance and operations at KAPSARC. He is the founder and director of Aramco Overseas Co. Ltd., president of the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management, and a board member of the International Federation of Training and Development Organization.

He has been a member of many other committees and groups, including the board of directors of the National Commission for Academic Evaluation and Accreditation. He also chaired the Ministry of Health’s Hajj committee.


Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

a general view of the city of Hargeisa, capital and largest city of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

  • Israel on Friday formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday expressed full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Somalia, and expressed its rejection of the declaration of mutual recognition between Israel and Somaliland.

Israel on Friday formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, as the region’s leader hailed its first-ever official recognition.

The Kingdom affirmed its rejection of any attempts to impose parallel entities that conflict with the unity of Somalia, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

It also affirmed its support for the legitimate institutions of the Somali state, and its keenness to preserve the stability of Somalia and its people.

Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition, the key priority for president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi since he took office last year.