en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia
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Sultan bin Salman is currently the chairman of the Saudi Space Commission.
This is outdated. Official Saudi sources say Prince Sultan previously chaired the Saudi Space Commission, but the body was transformed into the Saudi Space Agency in 2023 and its board is now chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
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Official Saudi reference sources contradict this sentence.
- Saudipedia's biography of Prince Sultan bin Salman says his current position is "Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" and that he previously held the position of chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission / Agency.
- Saudipedia's article on the Saudi Space Agency says the Saudi Space Commission was transformed into an agency in 2023 and that its board of directors is chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
So the article is no longer accurate on two points: it says Prince Sultan currently holds the role, and it refers to the body as the Saudi Space Commission rather than the current Saudi Space Agency.
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- Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz - Saudipedia
Current Position Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques... Previously, he held the position of chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission (now the Saudi Space Agency).
- Saudi Space Agency - Saudipedia
Originally established as the Saudi Space Commission... it was subsequently transformed into an agency... Its board of directors is chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.