Saudi Arabia which was known to have a strict implementation of their laws but with lots of OFW is now making a big changes in their Government.

The changes:

• Norah al-Faiz is appointed as a Deputy Minister for Girls’ Education, a new position, and the first senior female government official;

• Saleh bin Humaid, head of the Shoura Council, replaces Sheikh Salah al-Luhaidan, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Council;

• Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humain replaces Sheikh Ibrahim al-Ghaith as head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice;

• Mohammed al Jasser, the former vice governor, replaces Hamad Saud al-Sayyari as governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

• Prince Faisal bin Abdullah replaces Abdullah Al-Obaid as Minister of Education;

• Abdullah al-Rabia replaces Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Mane as Minister of Health;

• Abdul-Aziz al-Khoja, former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, replaces Iyad bin Ameen Madani as Minister of Culture & Information;

• Abdullah al-Sheikh, former Minister of Justice, replaced Humaid who moved up to the Supreme Judicial Council;

• The King also announced the reestablishment of the Grand Ulema Commission, pulling together all Sunni Muslim factions to offer scholarly advice on issues.

I just hope that this changes will be of good to our fellow Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia.

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