Saudi culture minister to head board of directors for Taif development commission

The Shubra Castle in Taif houses around 4000 different relics and archaeological artifacts. (Visit Saudi)
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Updated 12 May 2022
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Saudi culture minister to head board of directors for Taif development commission

  • The commission will coordinate the efforts of the various sectors concerned with the development of Taif
  • It will also develop various sectors and improve quality of life in the governorate

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan will head the board of directors of the new commission to develop Taif, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The board of directors will include Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud, Princess Haifa bint Muhammad bin Saud bin Khalid, Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al-Sultan, Abdulaziz bin Ismail Trabzoni, Dr. Khaled Omar Azzam, and a representative from the Saudi Public Investment Fund.

The commission will coordinate the efforts of the various sectors concerned with the development of Taif, prepare policies, visions, plans, and studies, and stimulate investment in several sectors including agriculture and rural tourism.

It will also develop various sectors, improve quality of life in the governorate, and develop its natural, tourist, heritage and cultural components.


Saudi crown prince congratulates Tarique Rahman on becoming Bangladeshi prime minister

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Saudi crown prince congratulates Tarique Rahman on becoming Bangladeshi prime minister

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has congratulated Tarique Rahman after being sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister.

The crown prince also congratulated Rahman for the formation of a new government under his leadership in the same message, the Saudi Press Agency reported early on Wednesday.

Prince Mohammed wished Rahman and the Bangladeshi people continued progress and prosperity.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman takes oath as prime minister. (AFP)

Rahman, whose party won a sweeping parliamentary election victory, was sworn in as prime minister in an oath taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building on Tuesday. 

The sixty-year-old Rahman is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated President Ziaur Rahman.