Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah issued a royal decree to make the appointment on the recommendation of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, secretary-general of the council.

King Abdullah issued two more decrees appointing Abdul Aziz bin Saleh Al-Hawas as adviser at the office of the general intelligence chief, and Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Muallami the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the United Nations, as ambassador No. 2 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.