In Saudi Arabia MBS gets a leg up as prime minister

September 28, 2022 08:55

Mohammed bin Salman with Modi

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has appointed his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister, the State-run news agency SPA reported citing a royal decree.

The 37-year-old crown prince, widely known by the acronym MBS will replace the king as prime minister while Prince Khalid bin Salman will become defence minister, Gulf News reported on Tuesday.

The cabinet reshuffle saw the appointment of Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahad bin Abdul Aziz as minister of state, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal as minister of sports.

The decree also saw the appointment of Yousef Al Benyan as the minister of education.

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