Saudi Arabia issues several royal orders

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz

King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued several royal orders on Saturday, including the relief of Bandar Alkhorayef of his duties as Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, to be replaced by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, in addition to his role as Minister of Energy.

Alkhorayef was appointed as Minister of State and member of the Cabinet.

Ahmed Al Ohali was also relieved of his position as Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), and Bandar Alkhorayef was named as acting GAMI governor, in addition to his new role.

Meanwhile, Shalaan bin Shalaan was relieved of his position as Deputy Public Prosecutor, to be appointed as advisor at the Royal Court with the rank of excellent grade.

Ihsan Bafaqeeh was appointed as Mayor of Jeddah with the rank of excellent grade, while Mohammed Al Mutlaq was named Deputy Minister of Justice with the rank of excellent grade.

Further, Talal Al Hammoud was named Deputy Governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) for Technical Affairs with the rank of excellent grade, and Abdulilah Al Duhaim as Deputy Governor of SAMA for Executive Affairs with the rank of excellent grade.