JEDDAH: Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi is 抖阴短视频鈥檚 ambassador to Canada. He has been working in this position since 2014.聽
He is also the president of the Ottawa Diplomatic Association and dean of the Council Of Arab League Ambassadors.
Al-Sudairi was born in Riyadh in 1963. He holds a master鈥檚 degree in political studies.聽
Before he became the Kingdom鈥檚 ambassador to Canada, Al-Sudairi served as chair of the working group I of the UN Disarmament Commission. 聽He held that position for three years, between 2012 and 2014. His working group was focused on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.聽
Al-Sudairi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996. In 1997, he joined 抖阴短视频鈥檚 permanent mission to the UN in New York. He was elected to be a rapporteur of the Third Committee of Human Rights for the Asian Group at the UN session. He also served as the director general of the Specialized Organizations Department of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.聽
Al-Sudairi participated in organizing and presiding over several international working sessions. He also headed the Kingdom鈥檚 delegation in several international meetings.
Moreover, Al-Sudairi has published several studies on the working mechanisms of the UN, and on international relations.聽
On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 抖阴短视频 declared the ambassador of Canada persona non grata and ordered him to leave in 24 hours, over Canada鈥檚 鈥渋nterference鈥 in 抖阴短视频鈥檚 domestic affairs. Moreover, all new business and investment transactions with Canada have been frozen.聽
The Kingdom also recalled its ambassador, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi for consultation. The envoy on Monday tweeted: 鈥淭he Canadian position is a grave and unacceptable violation of the Kingdom鈥檚 laws and procedures. In addition to violating the Kingdom鈥檚 judiciary and a breach of the principle of sovereignty.鈥
