Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has received a number of cables of congratulations from Arab leaders and officials on the occasion of his selection by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Crown Prince, and his appointment as Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense. Crown Prince Salman received the cables from King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein of Jordan; Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait; Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE President Deputy Prime Minister and the Ruler of Dubai; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II; Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Crown Prince; Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's Crown Prince; Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Hamad Al-Sabah; Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jaber Al Thani, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Qatar, and a number of rulers of the United Arab Emirates and their heirs apparent. They wished Crown Prince Salman success and highlighted his contributions to progress witnessed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.