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