Saudi King Abdullah appoints a woman to council of ministers for first time . The move comes after the king named his wife as deputy prime minister and made her one of three women in cabinet. `` People are very excited about this , '' said Khaled Al-Maeena , editor-in-chief of Arab News , an English-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia . Khaled Al-Maeena , editor-in-chief of Arab News , says people `` excited '' by move .
Saudi King Abdullah appoints a woman to council of ministers for first time . The move comes after the king named his wife as deputy prime minister and made her one of three women in cabinet. Khaled Al-Maeena , editor-in-chief of Arab News , says people `` excited '' by move .