H.E. Saad Saleh Al-Saleh
Ambassador 
Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Singapore celebrated 40 years of establishment of bilateral ties and this relationship is excellent on multiple fronts. There have been several visits at the Ministerial level and several delegations have also visited Singapore with the aim to enhance business, education and cultural cooperation.

Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was in Singapore, following the visit of Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and LawK Shanmugam to Saudi Arabia in November 2017. During the Saudi Interior Minister’s visit he met Mr Teo Chee Hean Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, K. Shanmugam, Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law and also Mr Yaacob Ibrahim, then Minister for Communications. Our Minister of Interior also called on President Halimah Yacob.

The Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah also visited Singapore under the Middle East Eminent Person’s Programme (MEEPP) at the invitation of Minister for Health Mr. Gan Kim Yong and they exchanged views on developments and challenges in the healthcare sector.

In July this year, Dr Abdullah Mohammad Ibrahim Al Sheikh, Chairman of the Shura Council lead a four – member delegation which also included two women council members. While interacting with the Singaporean Parliamentarians, they also called on Madam President.