Talk:Ahmed Al Khateeb

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Sourcing is not very good here but he has held some very high positions. Minister if Health is on it's own a very good claim to meeting WP:NPOL Legacypac (talk) 06:51, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Requested move January 15, 2021

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Non-contested move  (t · c)  buidhe  21:39, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Ahmad Aqil al-Khatib → Ahmed Al Khateeb – All the main results when searching his name are ‘Ahmed Al Khateeb’, i.e. the Ministry of Tourism website, Bloomberg, Oxford Business Group, and pages on Arabian Business and Arab News; 'Ahmed Al Khateeb’ is also the most common spelling in media, see e.g. Arab News, Trade Arabia, Al Arabiya; while ‘Ahmad Al Khatib’ is the most common spelling used to refer to the Syrian president of 1970–71. Turaif10 (talk) 13:21, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Correct name spelling after move plus minor copyedit
Infobox
 * Replace Ahmad bin Aqil al-Khatib with Ahmed Al Khateeb

Lead
 * 1st sentence: Replace "Ahmad bin Aqil al-Khatib is the minister of tourism." with "Ahmed Al Khateeb (Arabic: أحمد الخطيب) is the current Minister of Tourism in Saudi Arabia."
 * Start of 3rd sentence: Replace "Al-Khatib..." with "Al Khateeb..."

Life
 * 1st sentence: Replace "Al- Khatib was born in al-Riyadh, 1385." with "Ahmed Al Khateeb was born in Riyadh in 1965."

Turaif10 (talk) 02:03, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have declined this request because a source was not provided that confirmed the spelling of his name. You may reopen this request when a source is provided. Please post on the help desk if you have any questions. Z1720 (talk) 01:12, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I see that this article has already been moved to the new page, so I will change the information at the top to reflect the article's name. Z1720 (talk) 01:17, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Would you mind also replacing the name at the top of the infobox with Ahmed Al Khateeb in line with the rest of the article? Thanks. Turaif10 (talk) 20:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Additional suggestions – userspace draft
There is some additional info which this article could include, chiefly that he was responsible for the launch of Saudi Arabia’s tourism visa in 2019. I have prepared a userspace draft – see here (diff) for the proposed additions in detail (which include some copyediting).

To summarize these suggested updates:

Infobox
 * Changed image to more up-to-date one from his tenure as Minister of Tourism

Intro
 * Added where he is Minister of Tourism and that he Saudi Arabia’s first Minister of Tourism
 * Changed Hijri calendar dates to Gregorian
 * Added a line on the tourism visa

Life
 * Renamed 'Early life and career'
 * Changed Hijri date to Gregorian
 * Linked to Riyad Bank
 * Made clear which Crown Prince

Launch of Saudi Arabia’s tourism visa
 * Added as new fully sourced section

Current positions
 * Added chairmanship of Saudi Tourism Authority and Tourism Development Fund

If anyone has a moment to review these proposed additions and, if satisfied, transfer them to the mainspace, that would be appreciated. Any questions ping me here or on my talk page. Thank you. Turaif10 (talk) 00:08, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Edit request – introduction
Hi, on the advice of User:Z1720, I'm submitting my suggested edits to the intro as an edit request.

1. Change first sentence from:

Ahmed Al Khateeb (أحمد الخطيب) is the minister of tourism.

to:

Ahmed Al Khateeb (Arabic: أحمد الخطيب‎) is the first and current Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia.

(Note replacement source in English which verifies he's the country's first tourism minister)

2. Change the second and third sentences, which use Hijri dates, from:

He occupied the post of president of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia since the 30th of Rajab, 1437H corresponding to 7 May, 2016 until the 4th of Shawwal, 1439H corresponding to 18 June, 2018. He occupied the post of president of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia since the 30th of Rajab, 1437H corresponding to 7 May, 2016 until the 4th of Shawwal, 1439H corresponding to 18 June, 2018. Al Khateeb was the Minister of Health in Saudi Arabia from the 9th of Rabi’ Thani, until the 22nd of Jumada al Thani, 1436 H.

to a single sentence using Gregorian calendar dates:

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.

(Note additional source)

3. Change the last sentence in the lead from:

He also worked as an advisor at the Saudi Royal Court

to:

He has also worked as an advisor at the Saudi Royal Court.

4. Change current photo in the infobox to, which has been released and approved.

Any questions feel free to post on my talk page. Thank you. Turaif10 (talk) 21:50, 24 March 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ Ferkjl (talk) 19:57, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much, appreciate it. Turaif10 (talk) 07:54, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Edit request – Life section
1. Rename section to ‘Early life and career’

2. Change:

Al Khateeb was born in al- Riyadh, 1385. He graduated with a BA in Business Administration from King Saud University, and then he obtained a diploma in Wealth Management from Dalhousie University in Canada.

to:

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.

3. Change:

In 1992, he joined the Bank of Riyadh and worked on the establishment of the Customer Investment department. He worked for eleven years at different managements of the Bank of Riyadh. He also joined SABB Bank in 2003 and participated in the establishment of Islamic Banking (Amanah). Afterwards, he moved to Private Services as a General Manager.

to:

In 1992, he joined Riyad Bank and worked on the establishment of its Customer Investment department. He worked for eleven years at different managements 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.

4. Then starting a new (third) paragraph, change:

In 2006, he established Jadwa Investment Company and then he joined the Court of the Crown Prince as an advisor, and he worked as counsellor for the Minister of Defence and manager of the Ministry of Defence development project. Then he moved to work as an advisor at the Saudi Royal Court.

to:

In 2006, he established Jadwa Investment Company and later joined the Court of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an advisor, counselling the Minister of Defense and the manager of the Ministry of Defense development project. He then moved to work as an advisor at the Saudi Royal Court.


 * Turaif10 (talk) 10:38, 6 May 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ This is done. I made a minor language edit to sentence 2 in paragraph 2 and changed the spelling of counselling to counseling. I also made a minor edit to the final sentence in paragraph 3 (changed at to in).


 * Please provide an updated English citation for https://scth.gov.sa/en/AboutSCTA/Pages/President.aspx because it links to a page that can't be found. (I used the other source translated to English.) Heartmusic678 (talk) 19:20, 10 June 2021 (UTC)