Saudi King Names Third Foreign Minister in Four Years

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: Former Saudi Ambassador to the United States Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud speaks during the 27th annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers conference on "What Paths Forward for America In and With the Arab Region," hosted by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, October 31, 2018 in Washington, DC. Ambassador Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud delivered keynote address on "How Best to Proceed in the U.S.-Arab Relationship?" (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) , Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America

Zaid Sabah, Bloomberg News

Oct 23, 2019

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(Bloomberg) -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has named Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as his third foreign minister since taking the throne in 2015.

In a series of royal decrees late Wednesday and published by the official news agency, the king also named Saleh Al-Jasser transportation minister.

Prince Faisal Al Saud, 45, who recently was serving as the kingdom’s ambassador to Germany, used to work in the private sector and defense-related businesses and was not particularly known outside the Saudi elite circle. He also served as an adviser at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington.

Former Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf was appointed as a state minister and a member in the Saudi cabinet, according to the royal decrees.

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