Murshed, as acting senior vice president of finance, strategy and development, will oversee Aramco's strategy, corporate planning & performance management, treasury, finance, accounting, reporting, investor relations, and internal controls, the statement said.

Bloomberg News reported that Dabbagh would join the firm's board while retaining the chairmanship of Aramco unit Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

(Reporting by Saeed Azhar; editing by Jason Neely)