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Saudi Arabia appoints first Minister for Gulf Affairs

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Saudi Arabia appoints first Minister for Gulf Affairs

Riyadh - King Salman ordered the creation of the post and named Al Sabhan as the minister in charge of the region-related affairs.

Published: Sun 16 Oct 2016, 12:10 PM

Updated: Sun 16 Oct 2016, 2:17 PM

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Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the appointment of Thamer Al Sabhan as the first Minister of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, the media reported.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, ordered the creation of the post and named Al Sabhan as the minister in charge of the region-related affairs, Xinhua news agency reported.
Al Sabhan was the Saudi Ambassador to Iraq, and Saudi Arabia announced on Friday Abdulaziz Al Shimari as his successor for the post of Saudi Charge d'affaires to Baghdad.
 



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