Ghazi Alqusaibi, a poet, writer, diplomat, ambassador and minister of Saudi Arabia. He spent his early years in Alahsa, then moved to Almanama in Bahrain where he got his early education. He received his Bachelor's degree in Law from Cairo University in 1961, then earned a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1964. Finally, he obtained his  Ph.D. in International law from the University of London in 1970.