Awwad Alawwad

Awwad Alawwad
عواد العواد
Minister of Culture and Information
In office
22 April 2017  27 December 2018
Prime MinisterSalman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Personal details
Born (1972-04-11) 11 April 1972
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi
Residence(s)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
EducationWarwick University
OccupationMinister of Culture and Information

Awwad S. Alawwad (Arabic: عواد العواد; born 11 April 1972) is a Saudi politician and senior government official. He served as Minister of Culture and Information from April 2017 to December 2018, and as Ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2017. In August 2019, he was appointed by royal decree as President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, with the rank of minister — a post he held until September 2022. He currently serves as an Advisor to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.