VOL. XLV

No 7

18-February-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Humaid Appointed New Speaker OfShura Council

King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz on 8February issued a decree appointing Salih ibn Humaid as the new Chairman of theconsultative Shura Council, replacing Shaikh Muhammad ibn Jubair who died lastmonth. Dr Humaid is head of the two Holy Mosques in Makka and Madinah, and thepreacher and imam in the Makka mosque. He is also a professor in Umm al-QuraUniversity in Makka and holds a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence....