RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced on Tuesday (Sep 27). The move effectively formalises power already wielded by Prince Mohammed, who has been the kingdom's de facto
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced on Tuesday .
Prince Mohammed, who turned 37 last month, has been first in line to succeed his father as king since 2017. King Salman has been hospitalised twice this year, most recently a one-week stay in May that involved tests including a colonoscopy, according to state media.Prince Mohammed became defence minister in 2015, a key step in a swift consolidation of power.
He gained global notoriety for the 2018 killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. This scenario is different,"formalising a de facto situation", said Ali Shihabi, a Saudi analyst close to the government.
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