Saudi Arabia issues royal decrees appointing key officials

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia issued several royal decrees on Wednesday, appointing key officials to various positions:

Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al-Muqrin was appointed special adviser to King Salman at the rank of minister. He will also serve as deputy minister of the National Guard.

Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri was relieved of his position as deputy minister of the National Guard and appointed as an adviser to the Royal Court at the rank of minister.

Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Abdulkarim was appointed secretary-general of the Council of Ministers at the rank of minister.

Mazen bin Turki bin Abdullah Al-Sudairi was appointed as an adviser to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.

Sami bin Abdullah Muqeem was appointed vice president of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Al-Rabdi bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabdi was appointed head of the National Data Management Office.

Abdulmohsen bin Saad bin Abdulmohsen Al-Khalaf was appointed deputy minister of finance.

Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Dahim was appointed assistant minister of commerce.

Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Al-Ahmari was appointed assistant minister for planning and development at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

Anas bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Sulai was appointed assistant minister of tourism.

Shihana Alazzaz was relieved of her position as deputy secretary-general of the Council of Ministers. By order of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Alazzaz was appointed as adviser to the Royal Court and chair of the board of directors at the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property.

These appointments are part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the administrative framework of the Kingdom.