Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia)


The Ministry of Education is a ministry in Saudi Arabia. As of 27 December 2018, Dr.Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh was the minister. Headquartered in Riyadh, it oversees primary, secondary, and higher education.

History

In 1926, Sultan of Nejd Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud annexed Kingdom of Hejaz and dissolved the government of Hijaz as well as the Sultanate of Nejd and established the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz with running a dual monarchy. King Abdul Aziz Al Saud established the Council for Knowledge which focused on education in Hejaz region.
In 1953, King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud established and merged the Directorate of Knowledge to Ministry of Knowledge and appointed the then Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the minister on 24 December 1953. In 1960, Crown Prince Faisal established General Presidency for Girls’ Education. In 2002, King Fahd issued a royal decree which merged General Presidency for Girls’ Education to the Ministry of Knowledge. It was renamed as Ministry of Education in 2003.

List of former ministers

In September 2018, Ministry of Education and the Arizona State University partnered with each other in order to launch Building Leadership for Change Through School Immersion program which would commence from February 2019.