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Saudi Arabia Risk Management Report: More political appointments as King Abdullah gets his house in order


Risk Management Reports
Issue 947 - 24 May 2013 | 1 minute read

King Abdullah looks increasingly frail, and there is a sense that in recent months he has started getting his house in order. There has been a string of political appointments, some of which have seen the rise of younger, more competent family members. In November,Mohammed Bin Nayef was the first of the next generation to be appointed to a top post when he was named interior minister, replacing Ahmed Bin Abdelaziz.

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