Mouallimi Concludes 11-Year Tenure as Saudi Ambassador to UN

Abdallah Al-Mouallimi (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Abdallah Al-Mouallimi (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Mouallimi Concludes 11-Year Tenure as Saudi Ambassador to UN

Abdallah Al-Mouallimi (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Abdallah Al-Mouallimi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia’s Abdallah Al-Mouallimi has concluded an 11-year tenure as the Kingdom’s top envoy to the UN. In the period he served as ambassador, Mouallimi witnessed exciting events, situations and transformations that shaped his experience.

As a brilliant speaker, Mouallimi relayed the Kingdom’s stances, initiatives, and choices in helping reinforce joint humanitarian work and promote international efforts for advancing the well-being of humanity.

Members of the permanent Saudi delegation to the UN in New York praised the period during which Mouallimi held his position as a representative of his country.

According to his fellow coworkers, Mouallimi spent “eleven years of high professionalism and sincerity in diplomatic work, in the service of his religion, his king and his country.”

Born in 1952, Mouallimi received his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State University and earned a master’s degree in management from Stanford University.

Al-Mouallimi has a distinguished track record, having held senior government and executive positions over the past 30 years.

He has also served at the highest levels of the Saudi government, most notably when he was appointed to the Majlis Al-Shura, or the National Consultative Council, from 1997 to 2001.

Al-Mouallimi was appointed by royal decree to the position of mayor of Jeddah where he served with distinction until 2005.

Prior to this appointment as top envoy to the UN, Mouallimi served as Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union from 2007 to 2011.

Mouallimi’s representation of Saudi Arabia’s views to the international community coincided with political and economic transformations taking place in the Middle East. This called for a voice of moderate reason to find the right ways to deal with the complex issues of the region.

Mouallimi, leaning on his ingenuity in rhetoric and expressing the conscience of the society from which he stems and represents, managed to voice the position of his country clearly.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s new permanent representative to the UN and Mouallimi’s successor, Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, has presented his credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Al-Wasil joined the diplomatic corps in 1999 and served in the international organizations department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh.



Saudi Interior Ministry Highlights Successful Efforts at Countering Narcotics

Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood. (SPA)
Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Ministry Highlights Successful Efforts at Countering Narcotics

Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood. (SPA)
Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood. (SPA)

Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood, said on Tuesday that the Kingdom implemented a comprehensive security campaign that successfully dealt with drug-related crimes.
He said the campaign entailed coordinated security plans involving all concerned parties.
Dawood, who led the Kingdom's delegation to the 2nd Baghdad International Conference on Countering Narcotics 2024 held in Iraq on Monday, stressed the need to strengthen efforts among the participating nations to control the spread of narcotics and to discuss mechanisms to stop drug trafficking.
He emphasized that countering smuggling and drug trafficking fall in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 top priorities.
Dawood highlighted the Kingdom's commitment to dealing with the dangers posed by drugs to the security and stability of society by harnessing national capabilities to raise the society's awareness to this threat.