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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in West Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 square kilometres, making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in West Asia and the Middle East.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,294 entities connected with Saudi Arabia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Saudi Arabia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Saudi Arabia

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Saudi Arabia.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 683 entities identified as PEPs connected with Saudi Arabia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Crown Prince & Deputy Prime Minister2--
King1--
King & Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia-11
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Civil Service-5-
Minister of Commerce--1
Minister of Commerce & Investment1--
Minister of Communications & Information Technology1--
Minister of Communications and Information Technology--1
Minister of Culture1-1
Minister of Defence111
Minister of Economy & Planning1--
Minister of Economy and Planning (Saudi Arabia)-11
Minister of Education151
Minister of Energy111
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture--1
Minister of Environment, Water, & Agriculture1--
Minister of Finance111
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia-21
Minister of Health181
Minister of Housing-2-
Minister of Human Resources & Social Development1--
Minister of Industry & Mineral Resources1--
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources--1
Minister of Information1--
Minister of Information and Media-9-
Minister of Interior1-1
Minister of Investment1-1
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call, & Guidance1--
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Da’wah, and Guidance-11
Minister of Justice121
Minister of Labor & Social Development112
Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs & Housing1--
Minister of Municipalities and Housing-11
Minister of National Guard111
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources-2-
Minister of Sports1-1
Minister of State12110
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs--1
Minister of State for Gulf Affairs--1
Minister of State for Shura Affairs-11
Minister of the Haj and Umrah121
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Tourism (Saudi Arabia)--1
Minister of Transport1-1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Shura Council--148
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia-21
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander of Royal Air Forces-41
Commander of the Joint Forces-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Saudi Central Bank--1
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Saudi Arabia--1
ambassador of Cameroon to Saudi Arabia--1
ambassador of China to Saudi Arabia-51
ambassador of France to Saudi Arabia-31
ambassador of Greece to Saudi Arabia--1
ambassador of Indonesia to Saudi Arabia-13
ambassador of Iran to Saudi Arabia-11
ambassador of Iraq to Saudi Arabia--1
ambassador of Japan to Saudi Arabia-51
ambassador of Morocco to Saudi Arabia--2
Ambassador of Mozambique to Saudi Arabia-11
ambassador of Norway to Saudi Arabia--1
ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia-43
ambassador of Palestine to Saudi Arabia-31
ambassador of Poland to Saudi Arabia-31
ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia-51
Ambassador to the US1--
Spanish ambassador to Saudí Arabia-11
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia-31

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations--1
Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva-1-
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia-9123
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia--2
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques--1
Governor, Saudi Central Bank1--
Grand Mufti and Chairman, Council of Senior Scholars1--
King of Saudi Arabia--1
King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...