Mansour bin Mutaib

Mansour bin Mutaib
Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
In office	2 November 2009 – 29 January 2014
Predecessor	Mutaib bin Abdulaziz
Successor	Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik Al Shaikh
Monarch	King Abdullah
Born	1952 (age 63–64)
Spouse	Ibtisam bint Yazid bin Abdallah Al Abdul Rahman
Full name Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
House	House of Saud
Father	Mutaib bin Abdulaziz
Mother	Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al Sheikh
Religion	Islam

Mansour bin Mutaib (born 1952) was the minister of municipal and rural affairs of Saudi Arabia and is a member of House of Saud. He is a minister of state.

Early life and education

Prince Mansour was born in 1952.^[1] His father is one of King Abdulaziz's sons, Prince Mutaib. His mother is a member of religiously powerful family, Al Sheik, Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Al Sheikh.

Mansour bin Mutaib received all his higher education degrees from George Washington University: a bachelor of arts degree in business administration in 1976; a master of arts degree in 1979 and a PhD in public administration in 1986.^[1][2] His thesis has the title of ‘Improvement in the productivity of public sector in the Kingdom”.^[3]

Career

Mansour bin Mutaib joined King Saud University as an assistant professor in 1987. Then, he served as the director of the research center in the College of Administrative Sciences from 1987 to 1988. He became associate professor at the Department of Public Administration in 1995.^[3] He is still a member of the College of Business Administration advisory council at King Saud University.^[4]

Prince Mansour was appointed chairman of the general commission for municipal elections in late 2004.^[1][5] However, although he was in charge of municipal elections, it was then-interior minister Prince Nayef who stated that women cannot vote and stand for office in the elections.^[6]

He served as the deputy minister of municipal and rural affairs from 2006 to 2009.^[1][2] He was then appointed minister of municipal and rural affairs to the Saudi cabinet, replacing his father Mutaib bin Abdulaziz on 2 November 2009.^[2][7] His term ended on 29 January 2015, and he was appointed minister of state. He is also advisor to King Salman.^[8]

Views

After municipal council elections that were planned to be held in 2009 were postponed, Mansour bin Mutaib, then-deputy minister, indicated that recommendations for improving the municipal council system were the subject of a recent conference held in Ras Tanura, including women's right to vote in municipal council elections.^[9]

Personal life

Prince Mansour is married to Ibtisam bint Yazid bin Abdallah Al Abdul Rahman. He has five children: Nura, Mohammed, Saud, Sara and Faisal.^[10]

References

1. "09Riyadh1471". The Guardian. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
2. "Biographies of Ministers". Saudi Embassy Washington DC. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
3. Sabri, S. (2001). The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. I. S. Publications, p. 110
4. "Advisory Council". King Saud University. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
5. "Member of the council of ministers as of November 2010". Royal Embassy of KSA, Washington D.C. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
6. Montagu, Caroline (Winter 2010). "Civil society and the voluntary sector in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Middle East Journal 64 (1). doi:10.3751/64.1.14. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
7. H.R.H. Prince Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. "Speakers". Environmental Infrastructure Forum. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
8. "Saudi Leaders Pledge Oath to New King". Riyadh. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
9. Christopher Blanchard (2010). Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations. Diane Publications. p. 38.
10. "Family Tree of Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 5 June 2012.