Here’s a list of key decrees issued by King Salman

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a series of royal decrees on Wednesday, June 21, under which the monarch appointed Mohammed bin Salman as the Kingdom’s crown prince and deputy prime minister, ousting his predecessor Mohammed bin Nayef.

Prince Mohammed will retain his position as Saudi Arabia’s defense minister. Meanwhile, bin Nayef has been relieved from his roles as deputy prime minister and interior minister. The other decrees issued by King Salman are as follows:

1) Amending Article V from the Kingdom’s statute of ruling, which stipulates that only the sons and grandsons of the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Faisal Al Saud can be Saudi kings and crown princes.

2) Appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the minister of interior.

3) Relieving Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Rubaiaan from his role as Deputy Minister of Interior and appointing him as a consultant in the Royal Court.

4) Appointing Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Salem as Deputy Minister of Interior.

5) Relieving Dr. Nasser bin Abdulazizi Al-Daoud from his role as a consultant in the Royal Court, and naming him undersecretary to the Ministry of Interior.

6) Appointing Prince Faisal bin Sattam bin Abdulazizi Al Saud as the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Italy.

7) Appointing Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Kingdom’s ambassador to Germany.

8) Appointing Prince Bandar bin Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Faisal bin Abdulazizi bin Abdullah Al-Sudairi  as consultants in the Royal Court.

9) Appointing Prince Bandar bin Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as assistant to the president of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID).

10) Appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as vice chairman of the General Sports Authority.

11) Appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahad bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi as deputy governor of Al-Jouf Region.

12) Restoring bonuses and allowances for public sector employees and military personnel retroactively as of Sept. 27, 2016 instead of April 2017, as previously stated.