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The ministry has led to bright careers for its holders. Prince Sultan bin
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Defense Agency – In addition to the
Military Affairs Administration, the Defense Agency was established by King Abdulaziz's order in 1934 as a requirement of the expansion and modernization where further detachments were created and distributed over the cities and seaports of the
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