VOL. XLVI

No 5

3-February-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

Cabinet Reshuffle Scheduled For 4 May

Changes to the Saudi cabinet will most likely be made on 4 May, MEES understands, but the extent of the planned reshuffle is not yet known. The expected cabinet change will be in accordance with an August 1993 law stipulating that the term of office of any one should not exceed four years. The current cabinet was appointed in June 1999 (MEES, 21 June 1999). The expectation is that all the senior posts in government,...