|
Article Excerpt
In March 2009, King Abdullah appointed a new Shura Council, an advisory body of 150 members chosen by the monarch for a term. The Shura advises the king and the government on issues of importance to the kingdom. As such, and with King Abdullah's encouragement, the Shura Council has become a key player in the government's decision-making system.
On March 24, the 150 members of the new Shura, several members of the royal family, ministers and diplomats heard the king's speech opening the new body. At the outset, King Abdullah thanked Shaikh Saleh bin-Humaid, the former Shura chief, for his services, and welcomed Shaikh Abdullah Aal-al-Shaikh as the new Shura chairman.
Shaikh Abdullah and other members of the Aal al-Shaikh family (Aal al-Shaikh means the House of the Holy Shaikh) are direct descendants of Shaikh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab who founded Wahhabism in Arabia more than 150 years ago. Wahhabism was a Sunni corrective movement going back to the purity and originality of Sunni Islam, known in Arabic as salaf, hence Wahhabism is a salafi movement....
|
|
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
