Saudi Arabia: Another minister fired


Issue 991 - 24 Apr 2015 | 2 minute read

King Salman Bin Abdelaziz dismissed health minister Ahmed Bin Aqeel Al-Khatib on 10 April, and appointed minister of state Mohammed Bin Abdelmalik Al Al-Sheikh acting health minister. No reason was given for the royal decree, but it followed the posting online of a video in which Al-Khatib was seen to be having an argument with a citizen. Al Arabiya, generally seen as close to the Saudi government, said the brief video clip showed Al-Khatib dismissing the citizen, who wanted his father moved to a private hospital in Riyadh, and that Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), son of the king and chief of the royal court.

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