Saudi Arabia

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 4 November 1946

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques: His Majesty King ABDALLAH Ibn Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Ziad Bin Abdullah Aldrees
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (4/21/2006)

Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.34.06
Fax: 01.47.83.27.24
E-mail: dl.arabie-saoudite@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman: Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed *
Deputy Secretary-General: Dr Abdul Azeez Al Babtain

Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Ministry of Education 11148 RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA
Telephone: (966-1) 404 66 66; (966-1) 412 45 73; (966-1) 403 19 09
Fax: (966-1) 405 09 71; (966-1) 404 35 52
E-mail: sncecs@moe.gov.sa;
Web site: http://www.moe.gov.sa/snc

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Hamad Alkhowaiter	1972-1976	91-100
Representative		1995-1999	148-157

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2011)


• Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
  President : Mr Mr Abdulaziz Al Swailem

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education
  Chairperson : Prof. Saleh Abdulrahman AL-ATHEL (Term expires : 2008)

Celebration of anniversaries

Centenary of the foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (23 January 1999).