The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud issued the following royal decrees that include appointment of senior officials:

- Dr. Saleh bin A. Rahman bin Saad Al-Shuhaib - appointed vice minister of civil service at the excellent rank
- Mr. Sulaiman bin Abdul Rahman Al-Quaiz - appointed governor of the social insurance organization at the excellent rank
- Eng. Mohamed bin Khaled Suwaikit - appointed chairman of the Railways Authority at the excellent rank
- Dr. Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Mishal - appointed CEO of Saudi Food & Drug Authority at the excellent rank
- Mr. Abdullah bin Fahd bin Hussain - appointed president of Saudi Press Agency at the excellent rank
- Dr. Riyadh bin Kamal bin Khidr Najm - appointed president of audiovisual media at the excellent rank
- Dr. Yusif bin Mohamed Jandan - relieved at his own request from his position as manager of King Faisal University
- Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Jamaladin Sa'ati - appointed manager of King Faisal University 

- Dr. Saeid bin Turki Mulla - relieved from his position as manager of Shagra University 

- Dr. Khaled bin Saad bin Abdulaziz - appointed manager of Shagra University
- Dr. Abdul Rahman Shagawi - relieved from his position as director general of the Institute of Public Administration   
- Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Eisa - appointed director general of the Institute of Public Administration at the excellent rank
- Eng. Fahd bin Mohamed bin Osman bin Jubair - appointed  mayor of the Eastern Region at the excellent rank