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Saudi replaces cenbank gov, ministers in reshuffle | ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive 2005 -2017
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RIYADH, (Agencies) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Saturday replaced central bank governor Hamad Saud al-Sayyari with his deputy, Muhammad al-Jasser, as part of a wide government reshuffle, state-run al-Ekhbariya television reported.

Sayyari had been at the helm of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the kingdom’s central bank, since 1983 when he was appointed acting governor before being confirmed at the post two years later.

The reshuffle did not affect either of the key ministries of oil or finance, official sources said.

The monarch also appointed Abdul-Aziz Khoja, who was ambassador to Lebanon, as information minister, replacing Iyad bin Amin Madani, the television reported, quoting decrees by the king.

Saleh bin Humaid, who was speaker of the advisory Shura Council, was appointed head of the Supreme Judiciary Court and was replaced by the outgoing justice minister, Abdullah al-Sheikh.