Dr. Walid bin Mohammed al-Samaani (born 1977) is a jurist and administrator who serves as the Justice Minister in the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Samaani earned his second master's degree with honors from the Department of Sharia at the High Judicial Institute, part of Imam university.

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.

He headed a number of panels; and served as a member of the Technical Affairs Office, specialized in review, research, and classification of rulings and judicial principles.

As of July 9, 2013, al-Samaani was appointed as a legal advisor at King Salman's office when he was crown prince, and participated in many judicial seminars.