| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
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| رئيس وزراء المملكة العربية السعودية | |
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| Style | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | PM |
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| Reports to | King of Saudi Arabia |
| Residence | Al-Yamamah Palace |
| Seat | Riyadh |
| Appointer | Royal order |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Basic Law of Saudi Arabia |
| Formation | October 9, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-09) |
| First holder | Saud bin Abdulaziz |
| Deputy | Vacant |
| Website | www |
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Theprime minister of Saudi Arabia[a] is the chairman of theCouncil of Ministers and thehead of government of theKingdom. The office is traditionally held by either theking of Saudi Arabia or thecrown prince. Since 27 September 2022, the position has been held byMohammed bin Salman.[1]
The office of prime minister was established on 9 October 1953, by decree ofKing Saud. Internal royal family dissatisfaction with Saud's rule led to the appointment of his half-brother,Crown Prince Faisal, as prime minister.[2] A power struggle between the two led to Faisal's resignation in 1960, allowing Saud to regain control. Continued instability, however, resulted in Faisal's reappointment in 1962.
After Saud was deposed in 1964, Faisal succeeded him as King while remaining Prime Minister. Following Faisal’s death, his successors maintained the merger of the two offices until 2022. Since the reign ofKing Khalid, administrative duties were often delegated, and during the kingdom'sgerontocracy in the 1990s and 2000s, royal favorites occasionally carried out the duties of the prime minister in practice.
The merger of the offices ended on 27 September 2022, whenKing Salman issued a royal decree appointing his son and top aide,Mohammed bin Salman, as Prime Minister. At 37 years old, Mohammed bin Salman became the youngest person to hold the office and the first prime minister from the generation of the grandsons ofKing Abdulaziz. Under this arrangement, Mohammed bin Salman became thehead of government, while King Salman remains thehead of state.[3]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Time in office | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Years in office | |||
| 1 |  | Saud bin Abdulaziz (1902 – 1969) | 9 October 1953 | 16 August 1954 | 1 |
| 2 |  | Faisal bin Abdulaziz (1906 – 1975) | 16 August 1954 | 21 December 1960 | 6 |
| 3 | | Saud bin Abdulaziz (1902 – 1969) | 21 December 1960 | 31 October 1962 | 2 |
| 4 | | Faisal bin Abdulaziz (1906 – 1975) | 31 October 1962 | 25 March 1975 | 13 |
| 5 |  | Khalid bin Abdulaziz (1913 – 1982) | 25 March 1975 | 13 June 1982 | 7 |
| 6 |  | Fahd bin Abdulaziz (1921 – 2005) | 13 June 1982 | 1 August 2005 | 23 |
| 7 |  | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (1924 – 2015) | 1 August 2005 | 23 January 2015 | 9 |
| 8 |  | Salman bin Abdulaziz (born 1935) | 23 January 2015 | 27 September 2022 | 7 |
| 9 | | Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985) | 27 September 2022 | Incumbent | – |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Time in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Years in office | |||
| 1 | | Faisal bin Abdulaziz (1906 – 1975) | 9 October 1953 | 16 August 1954 | 1 |
| 2 | 21 December 1960 | 31 October 1962 | 2 | ||
| 3 | | Khalid bin Abdulaziz (1913 – 1982) | 31 October 1962 | 25 March 1975 | 13 |
| 4 | | Fahd bin Abdulaziz (1921 – 2005) | 25 March 1975 | 13 June 1982 | 7 |
| 5 | | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (1924 – 2015) | 13 June 1982 | 1 August 2005 | 23 |
| 6 |  | Sultan bin Abdulaziz (1928 – 2011) | 1 August 2005 | 22 October 2011 | 6 |
| 7 |  | Nayef bin Abdulaziz (1934 – 2012) | 28 October 2011 | 16 June 2012 | <1 |
| 8 |  | Salman bin Abdulaziz (born 1935) | 18 June 2012 | 23 January 2015 | 2 |
| 9 |  | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (born 1945) | 23 January 2015 | 29 April 2015 | <1 |
| 10 | .jpg) | Muhammad bin Nayef (born 1959) | 29 April 2015 | 21 June 2017 | 2 |
| 11 | | Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985) | 21 June 2017 | 27 September 2022 | 5 |
| – | – | Vacant | 27 September 2022 | Present | – |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Years in office |
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| 1 | | Fahd bin Abdulaziz (1921 – 2005) | 1967 | 25 March 1975 | 8 |
| 2 | | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (1924 – 2015) | 25 March 1975 | 13 June 1982 | 7 |
| 3 | | Sultan bin Abdulaziz (1928 – 2011) | 13 June 1982 | 1 August 2005 | 23 |
| 4 | | Nayef bin Abdulaziz (1934 – 2012) | 27 March 2009 | 28 October 2011 | 2 |
| 5 | | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945 – 2015) | 1 February 2013 | 23 January 2015 | 2 |
| 6 | | Muhammad bin Nayef (born 1959) | 23 January 2015 | 29 April 2015 | <1 |
| 7 | | Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985) | 29 April 2015 | 21 June 2017 | 2 |
| – | – | Vacant | 21 June 2017 | Present | – |
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