Saudi Arabia: Succession rapidly decided after Crown Prince Nayef’s death
Risk Management Reports
Issue 927
- 06 Jul 2012
| 1 minute read
On 16 June, Crown Prince Nayef Bin Abdelaziz died in Switzerland.While
it was known he was ill, the timing of his death was a surprise, and left King Abdullah picking a successor for the second time since October, when Nayef took over from Sultan Bin Abdelaziz, who died aged 80.
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