In a meeting here today, The council of the regional commission for preserving the environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden decided to appoint Dr. Ziyad Abu Ghararah as secretary general of the commission. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, Prince Turki bin Nasir bin Abdulaziz, General President of the commission, said Abu Ghararah replaced Dr. Abdul-Ilah Banajah who was recently appointed as Rector of the University of Altaif.