His Excellency Dr. Hussam Abdulmohsen Al-Anqari
President of the General Court of Audit
Chairman of the Board of Directors
His Excellency Dr. Hussam Abdulmohsen Al-Anqari
President of the General Court of Audit
His Excellency Dr. Hussam bin Abdulmohsen Alangari was appointed as the President of the General Court of Audit (GCA) by Royal Decree in Rajab 1437, corresponding to May 2016.
Within the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) domain, he is currently the Second Vice-Chair, Chairman of the Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC), Co-Chair of the INTOSAI-Donor Steering Committee (IDSC), and member of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) Board of Directors. He is also the Chair of the Arab Organization for Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) and a member of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Governing Board and ASOSAI's Capacity Development Committee. In addition, he chairs the Arab Confederation for Institutes of Internal Auditors (ARABCIIA) as well as the Saudi Authority of Internal Auditors Board of Directors, and he is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Board of Directors.
Dr. Alangari received his Doctoral Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Essex in the UK in 2000. Subsequently, based on his extensive research record, he was promoted to Full Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia in 2008. During his tenure, he served as a lecturer and academic scholar, as well as Dean of both the College of Economics and Administration and the College of Law. Additionally, he was appointed as a chair or member of various boards and committees within the private and public sectors, as well as local and regional professional bodies.
Following his academic career, Dr. Alangari was appointed by Royal Decree as a member of Shura Council (the Saudi Parliament) for a four-year term from 2013 to 2016. During this time, he was elected Vice-Chair of the Financial Committee for the first two years and then Chair for the third and fourth years. He submitted five proposals for new laws and amendments to existing laws based on Article 23 of Shura Council Law, all of which were accepted for further study by the council.