GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia nominated a former
economy and planning minister to head the World Trade
Organization on Wednesday, a WTO document showed, amid a
last-minute flurry of submissions to succeed the incumbent
Roberto Azevedo who is stepping down in August.
"The following communication, nominating Mr Mohammad Maziad
Al-Tuwaijri for the position of Director-General, has been
received from the Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 8
July 2020," a WTO document showed.
Muhammad Al-Tuwaijri became an adviser to the royal court in
March, Saudi Arabia's state news agency said, retaining the rank
of minister.