30/12/2008. The Cabinet approved a number of appointments of high-ranking government officials and a transference of one official as follows: 1- Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Drees is appointed to the post of Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 2- Abdulkareem bin Mahmoud Hilal is appointed to the post of Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 3- Dr. Zuhair bin Hassan Zahed is appointed to the post of Assistant Undersecretary of Cities Planning (rank 14) at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs; 4- Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Abdulqader is transferred from the post of Assistant Deputy President of the General Auditing Bureau for Performance Control Department (rank 15) to the post of Financial Advisor at the same rank in the same organization.