Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued on Thursday evening a number of royal decrees to make appointments and replacements in the government bodies, mainly the Council of Ministers and the Royal Court, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The King appointed Dr. Essam Bin Saeed as minister of state and member of the Cabinet for the Shoura Council Affairs, along with holding his current duties. Muhammad Abu Saq, minister of state and member of the Cabinet for the Shoura Council Affairs was relieved of his position. Abu Saq has been appointed advisor of the Royal Court with the rank of a minister. In another royal decree, King Salman appointed Ahmed Kattan as advisor of the Royal Court with the rank of minister. Other appointments were that of Dr. Saleh Al-Qahtani as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Clinics with the rank of a minister and Dr. Munir Al-Desouki as president of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology with the rank of a minister. Royal decrees were also issued to appoint Abdullah Al-Owais as deputy head of the Presidency of State Security with the rank of a minister, Eng. Ammar Naqadi as deputy minister of economy and planning in the excellent rank, and Suleiman Al-Obaid, as assistant minister of economy and planning in the excellent rank.