King orders Cabinet reshuffle under Crown Prince, retains current ministers
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued a royal decree reshuffling the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, while retaining its current members. The decision followed a review of the two royal decrees issued concerning the formation of the Cabinet, as well as related royal decrees and Article 9 of the Cabinet Law, issued by a…
King Salman has reshuffled the Kingdom's Cabinet under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's leadership, while keeping the existing ministers in place. This move came after a review of the two royal decrees that formed the Cabinet, along with other royal decrees and Article 9 of the Cabinet Law, which states that the Cabinet's term should not last more than four years.
After this, the King issued a decree appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the head of the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, replacing Bandar Alkhorayef in the role. Additionally, King Salman appointed Mazen Al-Sudairi as the chairman of the Capital Market Authority, taking over from Mohammed Al-Quwaiz.
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