Likewise, it is believed that Abdullah’s son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Aziz, will soon replace Saud al Faisal, the world’s longest-serving foreign minister. Abdullah also appointed his son Mish’al as Governor of Najran, before raising Mish’al’s profile further, in December 2013, by naming him Governor of Mecca, in place of Khalid Al Faisal.
类似地，据信阿卜杜拉之子、外交部副部长阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹（Abdul Aziz）很快就将取代全球在任时间最长的外交部长沙特·费萨尔（Saud al Faisal）。阿卜杜拉还任命儿子米沙尔（Mish’al）为奈季兰（Najran）行政长官，随后又在2013年12月进一步提拔他为麦加行政长官，取代哈立德·费萨尔（Khalid Al Faisal）。与此同时，阿卜杜拉之子图尔基（Turki）被任命为利雅得副行政长官。