London, Muharram 18, 1438, October 19, 2016, SPA -- Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh, the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was awarded the world's best executive in the field of petroleum for the year 2016, granted by Energy Intelligence Corporation for the most effective personalities in the world in this field. The prize was given away to Al-Faleh at a dinner party held in his honor in London last night in the attendance of Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, on the sidelines of the 37th Oil Capital conference, currently ongoing in London. Al-Faleh, who filled the portfolio of energy minister in Saudi Arabia in May 2016 besides running Saudi Aramco as chairman of the board, the company in which he also served as President and chief executive officer for six years since 2009 before being assigned as health minister, is the twenties recepient of this renowned award. --SPA 17:49 LOCAL TIME 14:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w