Tawfig Al-Rabiah
Profile
Tawfig Al-Rabiah is a Saudi Arabian politician and computer scientist who has served as the Minister of Hajj and Umrah since 2021. Prior to his current role, he held several high-level government positions, including Minister of Health from 2016 to 2021 and Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2011 to 2016. Before entering politics, he worked as an assistant professor at King Saud University and served as the director general of the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Details
- Born
- 1965-10-26 · 60 years old
- Birth place
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Education
- King Saud University (Bachelor's); University of Pittsburgh (Master's in Information Science, Master's in Computer Science, Ph.D. in Computer Science)
- Career
- Assistant professor at King Saud University, director general of the Information and Communications Technology sector at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, director general of the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON)
