Oct
31
Saudi Finance Minister Replaced With Capital Markets Head
ByPhotographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Royal order excuses Al-Assaf, long-time finance minister
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Former Capital Markets chief Mohammed Al-Jadaan his successor
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister for two decades was replaced on Monday, the latest in a series of government shake-ups as the world’s largest oil exporter tries to remake its economy.
A royal order published by the official Saudi Press Agency excused Ibrahim Al-Assaf from his post and replaced him with Mohammed Al-Jadaan, formerly head of the kingdom’s Capital Markets Authority. Al-Assaf was appointed a state minister and will remain a member of the cabinet…