Shake-up at Saudi interior ministry


Issue 935 - 08 Nov 2012 | 1 minute read

On 5 November, Saudi Arabia’s interior minister Prince Ahmed Bin Abdelaziz was removed and replaced by leading second-generation royal Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef (MBN), a move observers have described as potentially hugely significant; some suggest it puts MBN (at 53, a young minister, by Saudi standards) in line for the throne.

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