Newly Appointed Princes Are Sworn in before Saudi King Salman
Princes appointed to new roles by a recent royal order took the oath of office on Tuesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
Among those sworn in were Deputy Governor of Jazan Region Prince Nasser bin Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, Deputy Governor of Qassim Region Prince Fahd bin Saad bin Faisal bin Saad, and Governor of Jazan Region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Private Secretary to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Tamim bin Abdulaziz Al-Salem.
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