Saudi Reshuffles Top Military Posts, Adds a Woman Deputy Minister

Saudi Reshuffles Top Military Posts, Adds a Woman Deputy Minister
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud gestures as he attends Janadriyah Festival, in Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 7, 2018. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
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DUBAI—Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reshuffled some of the kingdom’s top military officers and several deputy ministers on Monday in a broad shakeup seen as elevating younger officials in key economic and security areas.

The chief of staff was retired and replaced by First Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed al-Ruwayli while new chiefs were appointed to the country’s air defense and land forces, according to royal decrees published by state media.