Complex sentence: On March 18,1980, King Khalid appointed Muqran governor of the northwestern province of Ha'il, a post he held until November 24,1999, when he was named governor of Madinah.
Split into simpler sentences: On March 18,1980, King Khalid appointed Muqran Governor of Ha'il, a northwestern province. On November 24,1999, when he was named Governor of Madinah.