Walid al-Samaani  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). Al-Samaani grew up in the Saudi capital Riyadh, with his parents and brothers, where he completed his public education, and was known for his high intuition as a child. In his youth, al-Samaani was an avid reader, especially literature, jurisprudence, history and intellectual books. He also participated in cultural events and scholarly contests. He earned a B.A. in Islamic Law from Riyadh College of Islamic Sharia, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, in 1999-2000. He was then nominated as a lecturer at the Department of Jurisprudence at the same college and concluded his first master degree. Al-Samaani earned his second master’s degree with honors from the Department of Sharia at the High Judicial Institute, part of Imam university. Al-Samaani earned his PHD in Comparative Law with first class honors from the same institute. His Dissertation was on “the Discretionary jurisdiction of administrative judges - a comparative applied study.” Which received admiration of the panel and recommended for scholarly publishing  and circulation. Walid al-Samaani has been assigned for other responsibilities related to the portfolio of the Ministry of Justice, most notably:  Al-Samaani brought about major milestones at the Saudi ministry of Justice, including:  Introducing awards for judges to encourage innovation and enrichment of knowledge  Al-Samaani has carried out research in various fields, most notably: