Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Suwaiyel

Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel (born 25 December 1950) (Arabic: محمد بن إبراهيم السويل‎) is a Saudi politician. He was appointed as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia on January 29, 2015. He served in that position until 22 April 2017, when he was replaced by Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha.

Al-Suwaiyel is a member of the Board of Economic Affairs and Development, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Communications and Information Technology Commission, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Postal Corporation.

He was a Professor and Dean of Computer Science and Engineering College at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) from 1972 to 1990. He was the Vice President for Research Institutes at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) from 1990 to 2003. From March 2003 until June 2007 he was the Governor of Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC). From July 2007 till January 2015 Al-Suwaiyel was the President of KACST.

He was a Member of boards and councils, including the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco, the Board of Directors of King Salman Center for Disability Research, the International Advisory Council for King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), and the International Advisory Council for King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) a member of Board of Directors of Military Industries Corporation and a member of Board of Trustees Award - King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award Translation.

He was born in Al-Mahad, Saudi Arabia, on December 25, 1950. Al-Suwaiyel obtained Bachelor of Science in General Engineering (Systems) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1972, an M.Sc. (Master of Science) in 1975, and a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Computer Science (Algorithms) in 1979 from the University of Southern California.

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