Saudi royal decree appoints Prince Faisal bin Farhan as new foreign minister
A Saudi Arabian royal decree appointed on Wednesday
Prince Faisal bin Farhan as the Kingdom’s new foreign minister, relieving
former minister Ibrahim al-Assaf from his duties.
Al-Assaf, who replaced Adel al-Jubeir in December
2018, will be demoted to minister of state, as per the decree.
Born in Germany in 1974 (45 years-old), Prince
Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud has served as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Germany
since February 10. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi
Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI) and the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Alsalam Aerospace Industries Company.
He had also served as the chief adviser at the Saudi
Arabian Embassy in the US and as an adviser to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.
The new foreign minister speaks English and German
fluently.
Another royal decree appointed Saleh bin Nasser
al-Jasser, the Director-General of the Saudi Arabian Airlines, as the new
transport minister, relieving Nabil al-Amoudi from his duties.
