Mohammed Alkaltham has been the general director of the Saudi Ministry of Finance’s budget planning department since March.
He is currently working on developing a new budget framework for medium-term financial planning (MTFP), an extension of the annual process involving three to five-year budget horizons aligned to national priorities and fiscal strategy.
Building an MTFP framework would streamline the Kingdom’s forward planning by bringing the country’s budget in line with key government spending targets and increasing collaboration between relevant authorities, Alkaltham said, creating a clear vision of public finances over the medium term.
He joined the Ministry of Finance in May 2019 as an executive adviser in the budget deputyship department. Between 2018 and 2019, he was the senior business development manager at Saudi joint stock company Elm, providing a wide range of ready-made and customized digital solutions to clients in the Saudi government.
From 2015 to 2018 he held the position of program manager at Advanced Electronics Co., delivering energy technologies and solutions, and worked for two private finance companies between 1999 and 2005.
Alkaltham gained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from King Faisal University in 1999, a master’s degree in business administration, specializing in accounting, from Johnson and Wales University in the US, in 2009, and a certificate as a certified estimation professional in 2019.
Who’s Who: Mohammed Alkaltham, general director of the Saudi Ministry of Finance’s budget planning department
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Who’s Who: Mohammed Alkaltham, general director of the Saudi Ministry of Finance’s budget planning department
King Abdulaziz Foundation reveals rare images from king’s 1916 Basra visit
- Photographs form part of a wider collection documented by British photographer Gertrude Bell
RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz Foundation has revealed archival photographs documenting King Abdulaziz’s tour of the outskirts of Basra in 1916, a visit that came at an early stage of his efforts to build regional relationships.
One of the photographs, taken by British photographer Gertrude Bell, shows King Abdulaziz standing with his men in the Basra desert, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The image reflects his early political and diplomatic engagement in the region, as he sought to strengthen ties with neighboring areas and engage with the wider Arab and international community, SPA added.
The photograph forms part of a wider collection documented by Bell, which records key developments and transformations across the Arabian Peninsula during the early 20th century.
The Basra visit holds particular significance in King Abdulaziz’s journey as a unifying leader.
Rather than crossing borders in pursuit of power, the visit reflected an approach focused on stability, cooperation and long-term regional harmony, laying the groundwork for a leadership style defined by pragmatism and openness, SPA said.
