1425 H. and SR50 billion from the surplus of the budget of the fiscal year 1425-1426 H. to implement additional developmental projects to improve services for citizens. In addition, the Cabinet reviewed the appropriations of the eighth development five-year plan and the state's general budget. According to official figures, more than SR30 billion was appropriated for a number of government bodies, including the ministries of Water and Electricity, Municipal and Rural Affairs, Transport, Health, Education, Social Affairs, Higher Education, and the General Establishment for Technical Education and Vocational Training. The authorities started to use that finance to implement 1052 projects distributed over all parts of the Kingdom. The Cabinet approved the appointment of Na'eem bin Ibrahim bin Ahmed Alna'eem as Director General of the Dammam-based King Abdulaziz port at the Ports Authority, Hasan bin Mahmoud bin Hasan Al-Fakhiri as Director General for Health Affairs Department in Makkah at the Ministry of Health, and Dr. Abdulaziz bin Salih bin Saad bin Salamah as Assistant Undersecretary for External Information at the Ministry of Culture and Information.
