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| Mohammed bin Salman مُحَمَّد بْن سَلْمَان بْن عَبْد ٱلْعَزِيز آل سُعُود | |||||
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.jpg) Mohammed in 2019 | |||||
| Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Tenure | 21 June 2017 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad bin Nayef | ||||
| Monarch | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Tenure | 27 September 2022 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Monarch | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Tenure | 21 June 2017 – 27 September 2022 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad bin Nayef | ||||
| Successor | Vacant | ||||
| Monarch | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
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| Tenure | 29 April 2015 – 21 June 2017 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad bin Nayef | ||||
| Successor | Vacant | ||||
| Monarch | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Minister of Defense | |||||
| Tenure | 23 January 2015 – 27 September 2022 | ||||
| Predecessor | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Khalid bin Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Born | 31 August 1985 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse |
Sara bint Mashour Al Saud
(m. 2008) | ||||
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| House | Saud | ||||
| Father | Salman of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Mother | Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain | ||||
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Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْن سَلْمَان بْن عَبْد ٱلْعَزِيز آل سُعُود; born 31 August 1985) is currently the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, first deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.[1] He is the youngest minister of defense in the world.[2] He was named the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia in September 2022.[3] Mohammed is also chief of the House of Saud. He is the leader of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs. He is sometimes described as the power behind the throne of his father, King Salman.[4]
Mohammed was appointed Crown Prince in June 2017. Muhammad bin Nayef removed himself from all positions. It made Mohammad the heir apparent to the throne.[5][6][7] Mohammed has brought a series of social and economic changes since he was appointed in 2017. He lowered the power of the Wahhabi religious group by controlling the powers of the religious police and making women's rights better. He got rid of the ban on female drivers in 2018. He weakened the male-guardianship system in 2019. His Saudi Vision 2030 program aims to reduce the economy's reliance on oil. He wants to do this by investing in non-oil sectors like technology and tourism. The economy still depends on oil.[8]
Mohammed's international image is complex. Some in the Western world think he is good for the modernization of Saudi Arabia. They agree with the big plans for the kingdom, like the 2030 Vision. They also think he is a human rights violator. In foreign politics, Mohammed led the Saudi participation in the war in Yemen and made closer relations with Russia, China and Iran.
- ↑ "Mohammad bin Salman named new Saudi Crown Prince". TASS. Beirut. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Mohammed bin Nayef kingpin in new Saudi Arabia: country experts". Middle East Eye. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ El Yaakoubi, Aziz (September 27, 2022). "Saudi king names crown prince MbS as prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ↑ Transcript: Interview with Muhammad bin Salman The Economist, 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Nicole Chavez; Tamara Qiblawi; James Griffiths. "Saudi Arabia's king replaces nephew with son as heir to throne". CNN.
- ↑ Raghavan, Sudarsan; Fahim, Kareem (21 June 2017). "Saudi king names son as new crown prince, upending the royal succession line". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Saudi royal decrees announcing Prince Mohammed BinSalman as the new crown prince". The National. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Dept, International Monetary Fund Middle East and Central Asia (2022-08-17). "Saudi Arabia: Selected Issues". IMF Staff Country Reports. 2022 (275). doi:10.5089/9798400217548.002.A001 (inactive 2024-11-02).
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