Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel

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Sheikh Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States
In office 18 September 1964 – 1975
Monarch	Faisal
Preceded by	Abdallah Al-Khayyaal
Succeeded by	Ali Alireza
Minister of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia
In office 31 October 1962 – 29 August 1964
Monarch	Saud
Prime Minister	Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman bin Sulaiman Al Sheikh
Succeeded by	Hassan Al Mishari
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia
In office 22 December 1960 – 16 March 1962
Monarch	Saud
Prime Minister	King Saud
Preceded by	Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succeeded by	Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Iraq
In office 1958–1960
Monarch	Saud
Personal details
Born	1916 Unaizah, Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Died	21 May 1977(1977-05-21) (aged 60–61) Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Parent	Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Suwaiyel
Occupation	Politician • diplomat • political advisor • teacher
Military service
Allegiance	Saudi Arabia
Branch/service	Saudi Arabian Army
Rank	Major general

Sheikh Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel (Arabic: الشيخ إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن عبد الله السويّل Ash-Sheikh Ibrāhīm bin ʿAbdullāh bin ʿAbdulʿazīz bin ʿAbdullāh Al Suwaiyel; 1916 – 21 May 1977) was a Saudi Arabian statesman, diplomat, and military officer who served as the Saudi Arabian minister of foreign affairs from 1960 to 1962. Appointed on 22 December 1960 by King Saud, he succeeded the future king Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and was succeeded by him again on 16 March 1961. He was noted for being the first non-royal to hold the position of foreign minister. He also served as the Saudi Arabian ambassador to both the United States and Iraq, as the minister of agriculture, and later as a member of the Council of Ministers and an advisor to the Royal Court.