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Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak
Saudi Arabian academic (born 1956) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله البراك; born 1956) is a Saudi academic. He was the minister of civil service between 13 December 2011 and 2015.
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Early life and education
Al Barrak was born in Al-Hasa in 1956.[1] He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from King Saud University in 1980.[2] He has masters' and PhD degrees both in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 1983 and in 1989, respectively.[1]
Career
Al Barrak began his career as a teaching assistant in 1980. He became an assistant professor in 1989. Until 1999, he worked at King Saud University, serving at various academic and administrative positions.[1] On 26 May 2001, he was appointed to the Shoura Council. From 2003 to 2007, he served as vice-chairman of two committees at the council. On 23 March 2007, he became the chairman of the committee on administration and human resources petitions of the council.[1] He began to serve as a vice speaker of the council on 17 May 2008.[1] He was named as the assistant chairman of the council in February 2009.[3]
Al Barrak was appointed minister of civil service on 13 December 2011.[4][5][6] He replaced Mohammed bin Ali Al Fayez who had been in the post since June 1999 when the office established.[7][8] His tenure lasted in 2015, and he was replaced by Khalid bin Abdullah Al Araj in the post.[9]
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