Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 44

31-October-2005

SAUDI ARABIA

Prince Muqrin Appointed Head Of General Intelligence

King 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz on 22 October issued a decree appointing Prince Muqrin ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz as the new head of the countrys General Intelligence agency, with the rank of minister. He replaces Prince Nawaf ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz who resigned for health reasons in January this year. The royal decree also said that Prince Sa'ud ibn Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, the deputy...