Saudi King Salman appoints new foreign minister in major cabinet reshuffle

Riyadh - Major cabinet reshuffle announced by King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, has appointed former finance minister Ibrahim Al Assaf as the new foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle which also included changes to key national security posts, state media reported on Thursday.
Assaf replaces Adel Al Jubeir, who was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The King appointed Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz to replace Prince Miteb bin Abdullah as chief of the National Guard, and ordered a reshuffle of Saudi Arabia's Political and Security Council.
General Kalid bin Qirar Al Harbi was named general security chief, while Musaed Al Aiban was appointed national security adviser.

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