King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a number of royal appointments yesterday, SPA reports.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al-Muqrin was appointed special adviser to King Salman With the rank of minister. He will also handle the responsibilities of deputy minister of the National Guard;
- Al-Rabdi bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabdi was appointed as head of the National Data Management Office;
- Abdul Mohsen bin Saad bin Abdulmohsen Al Khalaf is now deputy finance minister;
- Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Dahim was named assistant commerce minister;
- Anas bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Sulai was appointed assistant tourism minister;
- Sami bin Abdullah Muqeem was named vice president of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence.
- Abdullah bin Ali bin Muhammad Al-Ahmari was named assistant minister for planning and development at the Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry;
- Shihana Alazzaz was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, after being relieved of his duty as deputy secretary-general of the Council of Ministers. He was succeeded by Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Abdulkarim;
Tadawul-listed Emaar, The Economic City (EEC) has accepted the resignation of Managing Director Mansour Al Salem (LinkedIn), Emaar said in a disclosure to Tadawul. Once the resignation goes into effect on Friday, 31 May, Al Salem will move on to the position of a non-executive board member. He’s currently also serving as a director at the Public Investment Fund, which holds a 25% stake in EEC.