Saudi Arabia: Royal decrees appoint Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as Minister of Industry and confirm his continuation as Minister of Energy

His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued a number of royal decrees covering new appointments and dismissals. The decrees included the appointment of His Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz as Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, in addition to his continued role as Minister of Energy. They also appointed Bandar bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Kharif as a Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers, assigning him to serve concurrently as Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries.

By virtue of the decrees, Shalan bin Rajah bin Abdullah bin Shalan was appointed as an advisor to the Royal Court with the highest rank. Ihsan bin Abbas bin Hamza Bafaqih was appointed as Governor of Jeddah Municipality with the highest rank.

The royal decrees, published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), also appointed Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi as Deputy Minister of Justice with the highest rank. Talal bin Fuad bin Ahmed Al-Humoud was appointed as Deputy Governor of the Saudi Central Bank for Technical Affairs with the highest rank. Abdulilah bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Duhaim was appointed as Deputy Governor of the Saudi Central Bank for Executive Affairs with the highest rank.