DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has appointed Tamader bin YoussefAl-Rammah as deputy minister of labor and social development, Saudi statenews agency SPA reported.

The appointment, made on Monday, comes as King Salman approved plans forthe development of the Saudi Ministry of Defense.

The plans outline the ministry’s vision and strategy and its organizationalstructure, governance and human resources requirements to meet the nationaldefense strategy.

The king also announced a raft of key civil and military appointments in aseries of decrees.