Mecca is governed by the Municipality of Mecca, a municipal council of fourteen locally elected members headed by a mayor (called an Al-Amin) appointed by the Saudi government. The current mayor of the city is Usama al-Bar.[24]
Mecca is the capital of the Makkah Region, which includes neighboring Jeddah. The provincial governor was prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from 2000 until his death in 2007.[25] On 16 May 2007, prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud was appointed as the new governor
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