ABDULAZIZ BIN SAAD AL-GHAMDI HAS EXPRESSED HIS DEEP THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD AND CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, FOR THE VALUABLE ROYAL CONFIDENCE IN APPOINTING HIM TODAY AS THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY AT THE 15TH GRADE. IN A STATEMENT, AL-GHAMDI SAID " I HOPE I WOULD HAVE A FAVORABLE JUDGMENT AND THAT GOD ALMIGHTY HELPS TO MAKE MY MISSION A SUCCESS IN THE SERVICE OF THE RELIGION, THE KING AND THIS 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 AND THAT SPA OCCUPIES ITS PROPER STATUS AS IT BRIEFS THE WORLD IN WORD AND PICTURE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE RENAISSANCE 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."