The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has sent cables of congratulations to each of Jalal Altalbani on the occasion of his appointment as Iraq's new President, Sheikh Ghazi Alyawor and Adel Abdulmahdi as vice presidents and Dr. Ibrahim Aljaafari as Prime Minister. In his cables, King Fahd wished each of the four leaders continuous health and happiness and the people of Iraq steady progress and prosperity. Similar cables were sent to each of Altalbani, Alyawor, Abdulmahdi and Aljaafari by Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard; and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.