Saudis appoint new water minister
- From: Vol 3, Issue 10 (October 2002)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Related Companies: Saudi Aramco and The Law Firm of Yousef & Mohammed al-Jadaan
Saudi Arabia’s current ambassador to the UK, Dr. Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al-Gosaibi, has been appointed the Kingdom’s new Minister of Water, heralding a drive for greater PSP and a related revision of tariffs.
The creation of a water ministry was announced in the summer of 2001 (see GWI, Vol. 2, Issue 8, p.8) with the intention of streamlining decision-making and assisting deregulation in a sector where several major undertakings wield authority.
The Royal Decree by which Dr. Al-Gosaibi was appointed also provided that all water-related departments would come under the authority of ...
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