VOL. XXXIV

NO. 44

5-AUGUST-1991

Saudi Arabia

King Fahd Appoints Three Ministers to the Saudi Government

King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz of Saudi Arabia on 31 July issued Royal Decrees appointing three ministers, two of whom are newcomers. One of them, Mr. 'Abd al-Wahab 'Abd al-Salam 'Attar, is the new Planning Minister. He replaces Mr. Hisham Nazerwho had been Acting Planning Minister since his appointment as Minister ofPetroleum and Mineral Resources in October 1986. Mr. 'Attar, who has a doctoratein...