Saudi Arabia: Bye-bye Miqrin, as the younger Sudairis tighten their grip
In depth
Issue 992
- 08 May 2015
| 9 minute read
It was received wisdom that King Salman Bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud and the increasingly tight Sudairi circle of power which surrounds him would one day seek to replace his half-brother Prince Miqrin as heir to the throne. While generally seen as benign, Miqrin has been isolated within the Al-Saud since King Abdullah’s death, and in recent months had already found himself sidelined.Yet the speed at which the manoeuvre was executed was a surprise. On 29 April, in a sweeping string of decrees which has become something of a modus operandi for the new king, Salman announced that Miqrin was out as crown prince, and his nephew Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef (MBN) in.
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