Waleed A. Elkhereiji
Waleed Abdulkarim El Khereiji or Waleed A. Elkhereiji (Arabic: وليد بن عبدالكريم الخريجي; born 14 September 1958) is the member of the ruling class in Saudi Arabia.
- From Dec. 8, 2014 to Jan. 29, 2015 he was Agriculture Minister.[1][2]
- On February 14, 2015, Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz appointed him a member of his Shura.
- Since 17 April 2017 he is ambassador to Ankara.[3] This period includes the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on the 2nd of October 2018 (which he denied knowledge of).[4][5]
Waleed A. Elkhereiji | |
|---|---|
وليد بن عبدالكريم الخريجي | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 8 December 2014 – Jan. 29, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim |
| Saudi Ambassador to Turkey | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Adel Siraj Saleh Merdad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waleed Abdulkarim El Khereiji 14 September 1958 Madina, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
See also
- Mohammad al-Otaibi (Saudi consul general in Istanbul).
References
- "New Saudi ministers take oath of office". Asharq Al-Awsat. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "H.E. Eng. Waleed Elkhereiji Appointed as Minister of Agriculture". www.gsfmo.gov.sa. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu received Waleed A. Elkhereiji, the newly appointed Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ankara, on 17 April 2017. At the meeting, bilateral and regional issues were discussed. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey),
- "The [Turkish adviser] said that shortly before 6 p.m. he called the Saudi ambassador in Ankara, Waleed Al Khereiji, who told him he had not heard anything about Khashoggi." https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/middleeast/turkey-khashoggi-intel-intl/index.html
- "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned Saudi Arabian Ambassador Waleed A. M. Elkhereiji for the second time after journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and demanded permission to search the consulate building in Istanbul, October 8." https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2018/10/08/turkey-demands-permission-to-search-saudi-consulate-after-journalist-khashoggis-disappearance
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