Deloitte & Touche
Bakr Abulkhair & Co.
Public Accountants - License No. 96
P.O. Box 442, Jeddah 21411
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tel  +966(2)6572725
Fax  +966(2)6572722


Head Office: Riyadh





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No.'s 333-51223 and 333-40264 of Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-8 of our
report dated March 31, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the
Employee Savings and Thrift Plan (Saudi Arabia) for the plan fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE
BAKR ABULKHAIR & CO.

/S/ AL-MUTAHHAR Y. HAMIDDUDIN
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Al-Mutahhar Y. Hamiduddin
License No. 296.
March 31, 2003