Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday appointed Hala al-Tuwaijiri as the head of the country’s Human Rights Commission with the rank of minister, replacing Awwad bin Saleh al-Awwad.
A royal decree, reported by the SPA news agency, said Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijiri has been appointed chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission with the rank of minister. Her predecessor Awwad bin Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Awwad has been appointed Advisor to the Royal Court at the rank of minister.
Al-Tuwaijri served as the secretary-general of the Saudi Family Affairs Council from 2017 and was the head of the Women’s Empowerment Team at G20 Riyadh.
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