VOL. XXXIX

No. 19

5-February-1996

SAUDI ARABIA

King Fahd Appoints 'Assaf Finance And Economy Minister

A royal decree was issued on 29 January appointing a new Saudi Minister of Finance and National Economy, Dr. Ibrahim 'Abd al-'Aziz al-'Assaf, to replace Mr. 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah al-Khuwaitir. The latter, a trusted advisor to King Fahd, was appointed Acting Minister of Finance and National Economy last October, following the sudden resignation on health grounds of the former...