Council of Political and Security Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

The Saudi Council of Political and Security Affairsis one of two Subcabinets[1][2] of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is led by the Crown Prince who is Minister of the interior and a junior member of the Sudairi Seven political faction. The Council is made up of the head of Intelligence and nine ministers. All members of the Council are appointed by royal decree.[3] It was established by King Salman to replace the National Security Council in January 2015.

The membership is:

Council of Political and Security Affairs
Muhammad bin NayefSecond Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior, President.
Saud bin FaisalMinister of Foreign Affairs, Member.
Mutaib bin AbdullahMinister of National Guard, Member.
Mohammad bin SalmanMinister of Defense, Member.
Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-SheikhMinister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, Member.
Dr. Musaad bin Mohammed Al AibanMinister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, Member.
Dr. Saad bin Khalid Al Jabry Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, Member.
Azzam bin Mohammad Al DakheelMinister of Culture and Information, Member.
Khalid bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-HumaidanChief of General Intelligence, Member.

Secretary General of the Council of Ministers shall be a Secretary of the Council of Political and Security Affairs.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/the-saudi-arabia-monarchy-is-bringing-up-its-younger-generation-2015-2
  2. ↑ http://susris.com/2015/01/29/for-the-record-king-salman-restructures-government/
  3. ↑ http://susris.com/glossary/council-for-political-and-security-affairs-cpsa/


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