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| Mohammed bin Salman | |||||
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.jpg) Mohammed bin Salman 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 | ||||
Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 31 August 1985) is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, First Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia[1] and the youngest minister of defense in the world.[2] In September 2022, he was named the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.[3] Mohammad is also chief of the House of Saud royal court, and chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs. He has been described as the power behind the throne of his father, King Salman.[4]
Mohammad was appointed Crown Prince in June 2017 following the decision from Muhammad bin Nayef to remove himself from all positions, making Mohammad heir apparent to the throne.[5][6][7] Since his appointment as crown prince in 2017, Mohammed has introduced a series of social and economic reforms. These include curtailing the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment by restricting the powers of the religious police and improving women's rights, the removal of the ban on female drivers in 2018 and weakening the male-guardianship system in 2019. His Saudi Vision 2030 program aims to reduce the Saudi economy's reliance on oil through investment in non-oil sectors including technology and tourism; however, the economy remains heavily dependent on oil.[8]
Mohammad's international image is complex. Some in the Western world sees him as a hope for the modernization of Saudi Arabia, with ambitious plans for the kingdom, such as 2030 Vision, but at the same time as a human rights violator. On the foreign politics, Mohammad led the Saudi participation on 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 4 February 2024).
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