Royal Orders Issued

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued today royal orders, as follows:

 First Royal Order:

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Supreme Commander of All Military Forces, issued today the following Royal Order based on what has been submitted by the Minister of Defense:

 First: Terminating the service of General Mutlaq bin Salem bin Mutlaq Al-Azima, Commander of the Joint Forces, and referring him to retirement as of the date of this order.

 Second: Relieving Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Ghufaili, Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces, of his post and appointing him as Deputy Chief of the General Staff at the rank of lieutenant general.

 Third: Relieving Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Mutair, Chief of Staff of the Land Forces, of his post and be appointed as Advisor at the Minister of Defense’s Office at the rank of lieutenant general.

 Fourth: Promoting Major General Fahd bin Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Salman to the rank of lieutenant general and appointing him as Commander of the Joint Forces.

 Fifth: Promoting Major General Fahd bin Saud bin Dhuwaihir Al-Juhani to the rank of lieutenant general and appointing him as Chief of Staff of the Land Forces.

 Sixth: Promoting Naval Major General Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Hamed Al-Gharibi to the rank of lieutenant general and appointing him as Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces.

 Seventh: Minister of Defense shall implement this order.

 Second Royal Order:

 Relieving Dr. Samir bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Tabib, Advisor at the General Secretariat of the Cabinet of his post.

 Third Royal Order:

 Appointing Dr. Samir bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Tabib, as Advisor at the Ministry of Defense at the excellent rank.