Riyadh: Dubai: According to state news agency Saudi Press Agency (SPA), King Salman bin Abdulaziz has reshuffled the Kingdom's Council of Ministers.
As a result of the decree, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will become the country's Prime Minister. In a cabinet reshuffle, Prince Khalid bin Salman will become Defense Minister.
Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahad bin Abdul Aziz was appointed Minister of State, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal was appointed Minister of Sports.
As part of the decree, Yousef Al Benyan was appointed Minister of Education.
There are no changes to the positions of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as Minister of Energy, Prince Faisal bin Farhan as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Falih as Minister of Investment, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz as Minister of Interior, and Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Jadaan as Minister of Finance.
Sheikh Hamdan congratulates Mohammed bin Salman
Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai's Executive Council, has congratulated Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his appointment as Prime Minister.
Sheikh Hamdan took to Twitter to extend his congratulations to Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"I congratulate my brother, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, on his appointment as the Kingdom's Prime Minister, and wish him success and the Kingdom greater progress under the wise leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud," Sheikh Hamdan said in a tweet.
