SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA)'S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL ABDULAZIZ BIN SAAD AL-GHAMDI EXPRESSED DEEP THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD AND CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, FOR THE VALUABLE ROYAL CONFIDENCE APPOINTING HIM TODAY AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SPA OF THE 15TH RANK. IN A STATEMENT, AL-GHAMDI SAID " I HOPE I WOULD BE A FAVORABLE JUDGMENT AND THAT GOD ALMIGHTY HELPS TO MAKE MY MISSION A SUCCESS IN THE SERVICE OF THE RELIGION, THE KING AND NATION THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT MEDIA ORGAN". HE EXPRESSED AMPLE APPRECIATION FOR THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI FOR THE SUPPORT AND CARE HE RENDERS FOR SPA AND ITS PERSONNEL, HIS CLOSE FOLLOW-UP AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF WHATEVER MAKES THE MISSION OF SPA AND ITS PERSONNEL A COMPLETE SUCCESS. HE SAID THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HIS EXCELLENCY FOR US IN SPA ARE CONTINUING AND ASPIRING THAT SPA OCCUPIES ITS PROPER STATUS AS IT BRIEFS THE WORLD IN WORD AND PICTURE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE RECONNAISSANCE WITNESSED BY THE KINGDOM IN ALL FIELDS AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND HIS CROWN PRINCE, WISHING ALMIGHTY ALLAH TO PRESERVE THEM AND BESTOW SUCCESS ON THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS.