Khalid Mohammed al-Ankary

Institution: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Position: Minister of higher education

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Higher Education Khalid Mohammed al-Ankary currently presides over one of the most strategically important sectors in the kingdom, in a role he has held since 1991.

Investment in its education programme accounts for a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s annual budget and data from MEED Projects shows that $10.5bn of contracts for new and improved university facilities are currently under way. At the same time, universities are improving their links with industries and are offering better opportunities for young Saudis.

Prior to working in the ministry, Al-Ankary was minister of rural and municipal affairs from 1989, and before this, he was the deputy minister. His career began in academia as an assistant professor in the faculty of arts at King Saud University. Al-Ankary studied in the US, receiving a doctorate degree from the University of Florida.

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