Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel

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Minister of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia
In office
31 October 1962 – 29 August 1964
MonarchSaud
Prime MinisterFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Preceded byAbdul Rahman bin Sulaiman Al Sheikh
Succeeded byHassan Al Mishari
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia
In office
22 December 1960 – 16 March 1962
MonarchSaud
Prime MinisterKing Saud
Preceded byFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succeeded byFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Iraq
In office
1958–1960
MonarchSaud
Personal details
Born1916
Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
ParentAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Suwaiyel
OccupationPolitician • diplomat • political advisor • teacher
Military service
Allegiance Saudi Arabia
Branch/serviceSaudi Arabian Army
RankMajor general
In this Arabic name, the surname
is Al Suwaiyel.

Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and was succeeded by him again on 16 March 1961. He was noted for being the first non-royal to hold the position of foreign minister. He also served as the Saudi Arabian ambassador to both the United States and Iraq, as the minister of agriculture, and later as a member of the Council of Ministers
and an advisor to the Royal Court.

Early life and education

Al Sowayel was born in

Al Qassim Province. His father was Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Sowayel, an imam at a Unaizah mosque. He graduated from Cairo University, and he was the first Najdi
person to attend a university.

Career

Early career

Al Sowayel began his career teaching at a mission school in Mecca, before joining the diplomatic corps of the ministry of foreign affairs.[1] He later served as a political advisor to King Saud, and a diplomat at the Saudi embassy in Cairo, Egypt. From 1958 to 1960, before being appointed foreign minister, he was the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Iraq.

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Al Suwaiyel was appointed minister of foreign affairs by King Saud, and took office on 22 December 1960.

FPR Yugoslavia making Saudi Arabia one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement
.

Later career

Fahd bin Abdulaziz
(later king), 1974

On 31 October 1962, Al Suwaiyel took office as the

ambassador to the United States, serving until King Faisal's assassination in 1975.[1] In June 1974 during an informal conversation between US Foreign Minister Henry Kissinger and senior Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Khalid, Prince Fahd, Prince Sultan and Prince Musaid Kissinger stated that Al Suwaiyel was very devoted to Saudi Arabia.[5]

Following the reign of King Khalid Al Suwaiyel left his ambassadorship and returned to Riyadh to help aide the new monarch. From 1975 until his death in 1977, he served as an advisor to the Saudi Royal Court and as a member of the Council of Ministers.[1]

Death

Al Suwaiyel died of complications from emphysema at dawn on 21 May 1977 in Riyadh.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The death of His Excellency Sheikh Ibrahim Al Sowayel, adviser at the Royal Court". Saudi Press Agency. 21 May 1977. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "معالي الأستاذ / ابراهيم السويل | المملكة العربية السعودية - وزارة الخارجية". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Royal Reshuffle: Saudi Shakeup Consolidates King's Power". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ Rajit Gupta (5 May 2015). "King Salman: The Boldest Ever Saudi Monarch?". Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Memorandum" (PDF). Ford Library Museum. 15 June 1974. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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