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| Saudi Arabia royal decrees dismiss and appoint a number of senior officials |
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a series of royal decrees on Saturday that included changes to a number of government positions in Saudi Arabia.
These royal decrees included appointments and dismissals in the sectors of industry and mineral wealth, military industries, the Public Prosecution, justice, the Saudi Central Bank, and the Jeddah Governorate Secretariat.
It included relieving Professor Bandar bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Khorayef of his position as Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, and appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, in addition to his continuation as Minister of Energy.
A royal decree was also issued appointing Mr. Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef as Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers, and assigning him to carry out the duties of the Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries, in addition to his current duties, after relieving Engineer Ahmed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Ohali of his position as Governor of the Authority.
The royal decrees included relieving Professor Shalaan bin Rajih bin Abdullah bin Shalaan of his position as Deputy Public Prosecutor, and appointing him as an advisor to the Royal Court with the rank of Excellent.
A royal decree was also issued appointing Professor Ihsan bin Abbas bin Hamza Bafaqih as Secretary of Jeddah Governorate with the rank of Excellent.
The orders also included the appointment of Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Mutlaq as Deputy Minister of Justice with the Excellent Rank, and the appointment of Professor Talal bin Fouad bin Ahmed Al-Hamoud as Deputy Governor of the Saudi Central Bank for Technical Affairs with the Excellent Rank, in addition to the appointment of Professor Abdul-Ilah bin Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad Al-Duhaim as Deputy Governor of the Saudi Central Bank for Executive Affairs with the Excellent Rank.
The royal decrees confirmed that the competent authorities are responsible for approving and implementing them.
