Friday | 01/02/2013
Rohingya News Agency - (alarabiya.net): Saudi
King Abdullah has appointed his advisor and special envoy with the rank
of minister to be the prime minister’s second deputy, Saudi Press
Agency reported Friday.
Prince
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, 68, who was appointed as the king’s advisor in
2012, was director of the General of Intelligence from 2005 to 2012. He
graduated with a degree in aeronautics in 1968 from Britain’s RAF
College in Cranwell.
He was
known for his reconciliation efforts in Pakistan and was reported to be
in favor of sanctions as opposed to military action against Iran.
Since
January, King Abdullah has started with many reforms including allowing
women to be members in the kingdom’s Shura Council for the first time.
Also, in a
move that signals bringing in a younger generation of leadership, the
king appointed new governors for the oil-producing Eastern Province and
for Madinah, the second holiest city in Islam.
On
Wednesday, Saudi Arabia has also set new limitations on the powers of
its religious police, charged with ensuring compliance with Islamic
morality.
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