Dr. Walid bin Mohammed al-Samaani (born in 1977) is the Minister of Justice of Saudi Arabia. He became the Minister of Justice in the first cabinet formed by King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud after he assumed the throne on January 23, 2015. Previously, al-Samaani was an advisor at King Salman’s office while he was crown prince in July 2013. al-Samaani also served as a judge at the Saudi Board of Grievances (administrative judiciary).