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King Fahd reshuffles Saudi cabinet
 Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has sacked his education and social affairs ministers in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw the pilgrimage and cultural ministers swapping portfolios. A royal decree on Tuesday dismissed Education Minister Muhammad Ahmad al-Rashid and replaced him with Abd Allah bin Salih al-ubaid, chairman of Saudi Arabia's human rights watchdog.
| And many's the time we've heard him woof... |
Also fired was Social Affairs Minister Ali bin Ibrahim Namla, who was replaced with Abd al-Muhsin bin Abd al-Aziz al-Akkas, a former boss of the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.
| That's kind of a hopeful sign... |
Culture and Information Minister Fuad Abd al-Sallam Muhammad Farsi and Pilgrimage Minister Iyad bin Amin Madani also swapped portfolios. No explanation was given for the cabinet reshuffle, which was the second in the oil-rich desert country since April, 2004. The last ministerial change took place when the labour and social affairs portfolio was split into two ministries. King Fahd also carried out a reshuffle in 2003, bringing in five new faces in the ministry.
| I don't know enough to have an opinion. To me, it's just a reshuffle among the princelings... |
Posted by: Fred 2005-02-09 |
