VOL. XXXIV

NO.15

14-JANUARY-1991

UAE

Otaiba Named Advisor to Shaikh Zayid

The UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Zayid ibn Sultan Al Nuhayyan,has appointed the former UAE Oil Minister, Dr. Mana Saeed al-Otaiba, as hispersonal adviser. Dr. Otaiba, who was replaced by Mr. Yusuf ibn 'Umair ibn Yusufin last November's cabinet reshuffle in the UAE (MEES, 26 November 1990), willhold the rank of minister.