King Salman issues several royal decrees

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued several Royal Decrees on May 3, 2021, appointing and replacing a number of officials.  

A royal decree was issued on naming Faisal bin Fadel bin Mohsen Al-Ibrahim as Saudi Arabia’s new Minister of Economy and Planning.   

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud was appointed as a special advisor to the King at the rank of minister. 

Prince Sultan bin Salman was also named as the board chairman of the board of trustees of the non-profit King Salman Foundation. 

Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha was also appointed as the board chairman of the Saudi Space Authority. 

Iman bint Habas bin Sultan Al-Mutairi was appointed as Deputy Minister of Trade while Badr bin Abdul-Mohsen bin Abdullah bin Hadab was named assistant to the Minister of Commerce. 

King Salman relieved Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Issa from chairing the board of directors of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, and to appoint Khaled bin Abdullah Al-Sabti instead. 

Al-Sabti was also appointed as an advisor in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers at the rank of minister. 

Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ali al-Swaiyyan was appointed as Governor of the Digital Government Authority, at the excellent rank.