Saudi Arabia: ‘Unsatisfactory’ electricity and water minister sacked


Issue 1014 - 06 May 2016 | 1 minute read

Two days before his favoured son Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) was due to launch his Vision 2030 for the kingdom, King Salman issued a royal decree relieving electricity and water minister Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussein of his duties. Agriculture minister Abdulrahman Bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli will run the portfolio on an interim basis, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on 23 April.

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