Prime Minister of Barbados November 1966, the office was renamed "Prime Minister." Despite the renaming, the functions of the office were not significantly changed, and the table below therefore counts Sir Grantley's term as Premier as part of the Prime Ministerial overview. There have been 3 premiers and 8 post-independence Prime Ministers. The current living former Prime Ministers of Barbados are the Rt Hon. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, the Rt Hon. Owen Arthur, and the Rt Hon. Freundel Stuart. The Prime Minister advises the crown, appoints ministers, controls a majority in the House of Assembly, and appoints 12 senators. Although the Prime Minister is appointed
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad, who is his father's top aide. Since the time of the coup, the Kingship and the prime ministership have been one and the same. Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia The Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia is the chair of the Council of Ministers and formal head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since the reign of King Faisal, the prime minister post has been held by the king. The office was created along with the Council of Ministers on 9 October 1953, by decree of King Saud. Due to unrest within the royal family over his rule,