Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 35

29-August-2005

SAUDI ARABIA

King 'Abd Allah To Continue As SEC Chairman

King ʹAbd Allah ibn ʹAbd al-ʹAziz of Saudi Arabia will continue as chairman of the high-level policy unit, the Supreme Economic Council (SEC), which oversees economic reform in the kingdom,SPA reported on 18 August. Article 4 of SECs charter has been amended to the effect that King ʹAbd Allah will be SEC chairman while Crown Prince Sultan will be its deputy chairman. SPA said that...