Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya has been appointed as the new Director General of Passports replacing Lt. Gen. Salem Al-Belaihid following orders issued by the Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif on Tuesday.

The prince also ordered Al-Belaihid to serve as an adviser in his office. Al-Yahya, who was the Commander of the Center for Command and Control at the ministry, is considered an outstanding security commander in the Kingdom. He thanked the prince for the appointment.

Al-Belaihid was appointed as the Director General of the Kingdom’s Passports Department in April 2004.