NNA - US President-elect Donald Trump, on Sunday, appointed Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior adviser for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, bringing a new family member to a key position in the administration, according to Agence France-Presse.

"I am proud to announce that Massad Boulos will serve as the president's senior adviser for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

The appointment gives Boulos, who is the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, a senior position in the White House.