Abdulaziz bin Salman

Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud ( ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin Salman Al Suʿūd; born 1960) is a Saudi royal, one of the sons of King Salman and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, and a politician who has served as the Saudi Arabian minister of energy since September 2019. Since July 2026 he is also Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources in addition to that. He is the first royal to serve as energy minister. He was the assistant oil minister of Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2017. In 2017, he was made state minister for energy affairs.

Early life and education Prince Abdulaziz was born in 1960 as the fourth son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz. His mother is Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died at age 71 in July 2011. who was formerly the governor of Asir Province. Abdulaziz bin Salman is the full brother of Fahd bin Salman, Ahmed bin Salman, Sultan bin Salman, Faisal bin Salman and Hassa bint Salman.

Abdulaziz bin Salman received a science degree in industrial administration from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Career Abdulaziz bin Salman began his career as a lecturer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, followed by a period as an acting director of the research institute there, dealing with energy studies. Later, he served as the manager of the economic and industrial research division at the same institute. Prince Abdulaziz was promoted to deputy oil minister in June 1995.

His term as deputy oil minister lasted until 2005 when he was appointed assistant oil minister. His term as assistant oil minister ended on 22 April 2017 when he was made state minister for energy affairs. During this role, he achieved a major breakthrough in talks with OPEC member Kuwait to resume production in the neutral zone between the two countries, after a four-year halt.

On 8 September 2019, he was named as the Minister of Energy.

He signed the 2026 nuclear cooperation agreement and bilateral safeguards deal with the United States.

Influence As assistant oil minister, Prince Abdulaziz was regarded as a significant figure in Saudi politics since he dealt directly with the Kingdom's major source of income, petroleum. He is said to be popular and has supporters who have benefited from their support of him and his father, King Salman. Prince Abdulaziz was considered to be one of the future key players in Saudi Arabia when the grandsons of King Abdulaziz begin to rule the country. He was also considered to be a potential successor to the former oil minister, Ali Naimi.

Other roles Prince Abdulaziz is a member of the board of governors of the following organizations: He is also the supervisor-general of the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charity Association for Renal Failure Patients Care.

Personal life Abdulaziz bin Salman is married to Sara bint Khalid bin Musaid bin Abdulaziz (born 1966).

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