Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmad Javed was appointed on Friday India's next Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, six months after last Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao retired. The logic for appointing an IPS officer at this juncture is to ensure security and intelligence co-ordination between the two countries in view of escalating Daesh terror network. Even though the Indian Embassy in Riyadh has been headless for the last six months, the government apparently was in a fix to select the right candidate for the post. Traditionally, the post of ambassador in Riyadh is held by a Muslim whether from IFS, politics, or academia. Besides security-related issues, Riyadh is an important posting because of the presence of a large number of Indian workers there, energy trade and investment opportunities.