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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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