The MSC deputy chairman will be the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
Ministers of Interior, Finance and Foreign Affairs, chief of General Intelligence and Commander of the National Guard will serve as MSC members. Three more members will be appointed through a Royal Decree.
The Cabinet meeting was presided over by Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense.
The Crown Prince commended the efforts of heads of state of Islamic countries in making the Islamic Solidarity Summit last month in Makkah a huge success. The summit, the Crown Prince said, strengthened the unity of the Ummah in all its dimensions.
Dr. Abdul Aziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, said the Council gave the go-ahead for the organization of the General Commission of Audiovisual Media. The commission, an independent entity, is to have an independent financial and administrative status with a separate annual budget.
