Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

وزارة الخارجية السعودية
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia
Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019
Agency overview
Formed	1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Preceding agency	Directorate General for Foreign Affairs
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Nasseriya Street, Riyadh
Agency executive	Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Child agency	Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies
Website	Official English Site

Politics of Saudi Arabia
Member State of the Arab League
Basic Law
Monarchy King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Deputy crown prince Vacant Allegiance Council Succession
Government Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Council of Ministers Consultative Assembly President: Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh National Security Council
Legal system The Quran The Hadith Judiciary Capital punishment Freedom of religion Human rights Women's rights LGBT rights Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Recent elections Municipal: 2005 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Governorates
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: Adel al-Jubeir Diplomatic missions of / in Saudi Arabia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA; Arabic: وزارة الخارجية Wizārat al-Khārijīyah) is the ministry responsible for handling the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's external relations. The ministry oversees "political, cultural and financial international relations" and monitors the Kingdom's diplomatic relations.^[1] It was created in 1930 by a royal decree issued by King Abdulaziz Al Saud, being the first ministerial body created by the King.^[2]