Governor of Makkah Region

The Governor of Makkah Region or Emir of Makkah Region is the head of the Saudi region or province of Makkah or Mecca and rule it on behalf of the King of Saudi Arabia since its formation on 1926. The Governor or Emir is the high-ranking official of the region and had all powers to shape the region.

Governor of Makkah Region
أمير منطقة مكة المكرمة
Incumbent Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud since January 29, 2015
Style	His Highness
Reports to	King of Saudi Arabia
Seat	Makkah
Appointer	King of Saudi Arabia
Term length	At pleasure of the Custodian of Two holy mosques
Formation	1926
First holder	Khalid bin Mansoor
Unofficial names	Emir of Makkah Province
Deputy	Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

The governor is appointed by the King of Saudi Arabia to handle the provincial matters. The governor is also known as Emir as all the Saudi Regions or Provinces are called Emirates. The current Governor of Makkah is Khalid bin Faisal and the Deputy Governor is Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.This is his second term in this post since 29 January 2015.

The longest serving governor was Faisal Al Saud and shortest was Khalid bin Mansoor.

Emirate of Makkah Province

The Makkah Region was established in 1926 during the unification of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Interior controls most of the provincial affairs along with the Governor and his Deputy Governor or Naib Emir.

Functions of the Governor

• Representing the authority of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the province.
• Ensure the Justice to the citizens of the province.
• Works to maintain security in the province.
• Provides the all services to the citizens of the province.
• Work on the development of the province.
• Appoints the important officials of the provincial authority including the Deputy Governor
• Ensure the effectiveness of law and order in the province.

List of governors of Makkah Region

The position of Governor (Emir) of the Makkah Province has been held by the following individuals since 1925:

Name	Position held	Appointed by	Under
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز	1925–1932	King Abdulaziz ibn Saud	Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
	1932–1958		Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Arabic: متعب بن عبدالعزيز	1958–1961	King Saud bin Abdulaziz
Abdullah bin Sa'ud Arabic: عبدالله بن سعود	1961–1963
Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Arabic: مشعل بن عبدالعزيز	1963–1971
Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Arabic: فواز بن عبد العزيز	1971–1980	King Faisal bin Abdulaziz
Majid bin Abdulaziz Arabic: ماجد بن عبدالعزيز	1980–1999	King Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Abdulmajeed bin Abdulaziz Arabic: عبدالمجيد بن عبدالعزيز	1999–5 May 2007	King Fahd bin Abdulaziz
Khalid bin Faisal Arabic: خالد بن فيصل	16 May 2007 – 22 December 2013	King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
Mishaal bin Abdullah Arabic: مشعل بن عبدالله	22 December 2013 – 29 January 2015
Khalid bin Faisal Arabic: خالد بن فيصل	29 January 2015–present	King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Timeline

See also

• Makkah Region
• Politics of Saudi Arabia
• Regions of Saudi Arabia
• Emirate
• Emir
• Absolute monarchy

External links

• Emirate of the Makkah Province Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine