Saturday, January 31, 2015

Saudi royal decrees

To decrees got my attention from the list of Saudi royal decrees.
1) The appointment of Tamim bin `Abdul-`Aziz bin Yusuf As-Salim as "assistant to the private secretary of the Servitor of the two Holy Sites at the rank of Excellent."  So even the appointment of an assistant to the private secretary requires a royal decree?  What an institution-based regime.
2) The appointment of Hazim bin Mustafa `Abdul-Wahid as "chief of the private affairs of the Servitor of the Two Holy Sites at the rank of Minister".  I don't mean to bother you but what are "the private affairs" of the Servitor?

PS Yes, I actually read all the royal decrees.