Prince Salman receives GOSI governor

Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence received here today the Governor of General Organization for Social Insurance Suleiman bin Saad Al-Hamid, and a number of senior officials of the Organization, who came to greet and congratulate him on the royal trust in his appointment as Minister of Defense. During the meeting, the Governor briefed the Prince on the Organization's national roles, noting that the number of subscribers in the Organization totals five million, including more than one million people working in the private sector and some workers in the public sector. The Governor also disclosed that the Organization's expenditures for its beneficiaries in the domain of salaries and their families amount to SR 15 billion annually and that the monthly average of pensions exceeds SR 800 million. Prince Salman expressed his appreciation of the Organization's activities in the field of social insurance, investment projects, and creating job opportunities for citizens. The meeting was attended by Director General of the Office of Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan.