Saudi Arabia appointed Mohammed al-Jadaan as Minister of Economy, in addition to being the Minister of Finance, state news agency SPA cited a Royal decree.
Al-Jadaan will be replacing Mohammed al-Tuwaijri who was relieved from his post as Minister of Economy and appointed an advisor to the Royal court, as per the Royal decree.
This comes almost two weeks after the Kingdom issued several royal decrees which include the introduction of new ministries for sports, tourism and investment.