Ahmed Al Khateeb
Ahmed Al Khateeb () is the first and current Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia. Between May 2016 and June 2018 he occupied the post of president of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, prior to which he served as the Minister of Health. He has also worked as an advisor at the Saudi Royal Court. Early life and career. Al Khateeb was born in Riyadh in 1965. He graduated with a BA in Business Administration from King Saud University, and subsequently gained a diploma in Wealth Management from Dalhousie University in Canada. In 1992, Al Khateeb joined  Riyad Bank and worked on the establishment of its Customer Investment department. He worked for eleven years in different departments of the firm. In 2003, he joined SABB Bank and participated in the establishment of Islamic banking (Amanah) before moving to SABB's Private Services division as a general manager. In 2006, he established Jadwa Investment Company and later joined the Court of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an advisor, counseling the Minister of Defense and the manager of the Ministry of Defense development project. Al Khateeb then moved to work as an advisor in the Saudi Royal Court