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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

King Salman Issues a Number of Royal Decrees

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a cabinet meeting. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Thursday a number of royal orders upon reviewing proposals submitted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

King Salman decreed the establishment of commission for the development of Taif and Al-Ahsa

The commissions will have a Board of Directors whose chairman and members will be appointed by order of the prime minister.

The government's Experts Committee, in coordination with the relevant authorities it deems appropriate and within a period not exceeding three months from the date of this order, will prepare the necessary organizational arrangements, including determining the supervisory scope of the competence of that body, and completes the necessary procedures for that.

In another decree, King Salman ordered the appointment of Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud Al Saud as Governor of Taif at the excellent rank.

He relieved Governor of Al-Ahsa, Prince Badr bin Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud, of his post and appointed Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the new governor.

Other decrees appointed Prince Saud bin Abdurrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Deputy Governor of the Northern Borders Region at the excellent rank and Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Mansour bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud as Governor of Jeddah at the excellent rank.

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