Saudi King Salman issued a series of royal decrees today, Feb. 25, relieving several ministers of their posts, appointing new ministers and setting up new ministries for sports and tourism.
- Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, the Minister of Civil Service, was relieved of his post.
- Ibrahim Al-Omar, the Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), was also relieved of his duties.
- Turki Al-Shabanah, the Minister of Media, was relieved of his post. Majed bin Abdullah al-Qasabi will continue to serve as Trade Minister and will also serve as Minister of Media.
- Majed bin Abdullah Al Hogail will continue to serve as Minister of Housing and also serve as Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
- The Ministry of Civil Service was merged with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development under the name of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
- SAGIA will be transformed into the Kingdom’s new Ministry of Investment, with Khalid Al-Falih as its minister.
- The Ministry of Commerce and Investment was renamed as Ministry of Commerce.
- The General Sports Authority will be transformed into the Sports Ministry. Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal was appointed as Sports Minister.
- The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) will be transformed into the Kingdom’s new ministry of tourism, with Ahmed Al-Khateeb as the head of the new ministry.
- Mohammed bin Abdullah Saleh was named as Assistant Secretary General of the Saudi Cabinet.
- Sami Al-Hamoud was appointed as Assistant Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources.
- Muneer Al-Dasouqi as Assistant Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
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