SAUDI ARABIA

Faisal Bin Farhan new foreign minister; Saleh Al-Jasser minister of transport

October 23, 2019
Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH –
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has appointed Prince Faisal Bin Farhan as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Ibrahim Al-Assaf. In a series of royal decrees issued on Wednesday evening, the King relieved Minister of Transport Nabeel Al-Amoudi of his position and appointed Saleh Al-Jasser, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines, as the new minister, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Ibrahim Al-Assaf has been appointed Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet. The King appointed Dr. Assam Al-Waqit as director of National Information Center. Abdullah Al-Ghamdi is appointed as the new president of Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority in the rank of a minister while Saleh Al-Othaim named as his deputy. In another royal decree, Tareq Al-Shadai was appointed as president of the National Data Management Office.


October 23, 2019
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