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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree on Tuesday appointing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.
The royal decree also said that Prince Khalid bin Salman, who had been serving as deputy defence minister, will be the kingdom’s new defence minister, taking over from the crown prince.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman will remain as energy minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan as foreign minister and Adel Aljubeir as minister of state for foreign affairs.
Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan and Investment Minister Khalid A Al Falih have also kept their positions, as has Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan.