VOL. XLVII

No 16

19-April-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Qusaibi Appointed Labor Minister

As part of a minor restructuring of the Saudi cabinet, Water and Electricity Minister Ghazi al-Qusaibi has been appointed the countrys first Minister of Labor, according to a Royal Court statement of 13 April. Previously, labor and social affairs had been handled by one minister. The most recent incumbent, Ali al-Namlah, becomes Minister of Social Affairs. The new Water and Electricity Minister is Abd Allah al-Hussayin.

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