Yousef Al-Benyan
Yousef Al-Benyan | |
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Al-Benyan at the World Economic Forum Growth Summit (2023) | |
| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2022 | |
| Monarch | King Salman |
| Preceded by | Hamad Al-Sheikh |
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| Born | November 20, 1962 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater | King Saud University (BSc Economics) IMD Business School (executive programmes) University of Michigan – Ross School of Business (executive education) |
| Occupation | Business executive • politician |
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Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan (يوسف بن عبد الله البنيان; born 20 November 1962) is a Saudi Arabian business executive and government official who has served as the kingdom’s Minister of Education since September 2022. He previously spent 35 years at SABIC, becoming its first non-royal Vice-Chairman and CEO (2015–2022). During his tenure SABIC completed the US$69 billion sale of 70 % of its equity to Saudi Aramco in 2020 and cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 12 %, launching a circular-carbon-economy strategy.
Recognised by Forbes Middle East’’ among the “Top 100 CEOs in the Middle East” for four consecutive years (2018–2021) and as “Global Chemical Industry Leader of the Year” by ICIS (2020), Al-Benyan is viewed as a transformational figure linking Saudi industry, education and Vision 2030’s human-capital targets.