Saudi Arabia: Ibrahim Al-Assaf, new Foreign Minister

28 December 2018

IntelligenceNote

Summary

Saudi King Salman issued a royal decree yesterday (27/12/18) whereby he appointed Ibrahim Al-Assaf

as Foreign Minister in place of Adel Al-Jubeir who was assigned the position of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Tactical Report has prepared a 501-word report to shed light on the move and tell why Al-Assaf was chosen for the position of Foreign Minister.

[Fully reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 26/01 – Jan. 4, 2019]