Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)

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Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
Agency overview
Formed1953; 71 years ago (1953)
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial English Website

The Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (MEWA; Arabic: وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة), is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia responsible for the achievement of sustainability of the environment and natural resources in the Kingdom.[1] The ministry also is in charge of developing and applying policies that contribute to achieving water and food security.[1] The current Minister is Abdulrahman Al-Fadli who was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture on 15 January 2015 and kept his position after the amending the name of the Ministry to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in May 2016.[2]

History[edit]

In 1947, the directorate general for Agriculture was established under the Ministry of Finance, and was assigned the responsibilities of agriculture such as improving lands and irrigation and building dams.[1] This entity was later transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture and Water in 1953 and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the Minister of Agriculture in 1953. His tenure lasted until 1955. In 2002, the water sector was separated from the ministry and became the Ministry of Agriculture.[1] However, in 2016, the name of the Ministry of Agriculture was amended again to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture.[1]

Objectives[edit]

The ministry has objectives regarding the environment water and agriculture. These objectives include the development and preservation of the environment and natural resources. And also the achievement of the water and food security.[3]

Deputy ministries[edit]

  • Directorate of Environment.[4]
  • Directorate of Water.
  • Directorate of Agriculture.
  • Directorate of Land & Survey.
  • Directorate of Animal Resources.
  • Directorate of Planning & Budget.
  • Directorate of Shared Services.
  • Directorate of Economic Affairs and Investment.

Departments[edit]

List of ministers[edit]

Islamic calendar Gregorian calendar[5] Minister Arabic Observations
Designated Left post Designated Left post
18/04/1373H 20/03/1375H December 25, 1953 November 5, 1955 Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
20/03/1375H 05/06/1375H November 5, 1955 January 18, 1956 Abdul Aziz Al-Sudairi عبد العزيز السديري The vacancy of a month and a half in that Ministry, caused by the death on' November 30, 1955 of Sayyid 'Abd al-Aziz al-Sudairi, was thereby filled. The two Sudoiris were brothers.[6]
05/06/1375H 03/07/1380H January 18, 1956 December 22, 1960 Khalid Al-Sudairi خالد السديري
03/07/1380H 09/10/1381H December 22, 1960 March 16, 1962 Abdullah Al-Dabbagh عبدالله الدباغ [7]
09/10/1381H 03/06/1382H March 16, 1962 November 1, 1962 Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh عبدالرحمن الشيخ
03/06/1382H 21/04/1384H November 1, 1962 August 19, 1964 Ibrahim Al-Swailem إبراهيم السويلم
21/04/1384H 08/10/1395H August 19, 1964 October 14, 1975 Hassan Al-Mishari حسن المشاري
08/10/1395H 05/06/1415H October 14, 1975 November 9, 1994 Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh عبدالرحمن الشيخ
05/06/1415H 05/03/1416H November 9, 1994 August 2, 1995 Abdulaziz Al-Khuwaiter عبدالعزيز الخويطر
06/03/1416H 05/03/1424H August 2, 1995 May 6, 2002 Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Muammar عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن معمر
06/03/1424H 16/02/1436H May 7, 2003 December 8, 2014 Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim فهد بن عبد الرحمن بالغنيم
17/02/1436H 16/04/1436H December 9, 2014 February 5, 2015 Waleed A. Elkhereiji وليد علي الخريجي
17/04/1436H February 6, 2015 Abdulrahman Al Fadli عبدالرحمن الفضلي

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "About Ministry". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "Biography of the Minister". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ "Objectives". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. ^ "Deputy Ministries". Ministry of Environment ,Water and Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ^ Gregorian calendar, [1]
  6. ^ Abdul Aziz Al-Sudairi
  7. ^ Abdullah Al-Dabbagh
  8. ^ Ministry of Minister of Environment Water and Agriculturea


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