Saudi Arabia King replaces heir
He also named Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Deputy Crown Prince.
"Selecting Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Crown Prince, and appointing him as Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior and President of the Council of Political and Security Affairs," Saudi Press Agency reported.
Following the death of King Abdullah, King Salman had acceded to the throne in January this year.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
