Mohammed bin Salman al Saud

Crown Prince & First Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Birth DetailsAugust 31, 1985 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

NationalitySaudi

LeaguePolitician

EducationBachelor’s Degree in Law, King Saud University

Mohammed bin Salman al Saud’s Journey so far ...

After completing his education, Mohammed bin Salman al Saud started working with his father Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, who was then the governor of Riyadh, as a formal advisor in 2009
In 2013, he was appointed as a minister and the head of the crown prince’s court when his father was the crown prince of Saudi
In 2015, after his father became the king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed was appointed the defence minister
Being a part of the country’s socio-economic progress, Mohammed has been at the helm of the Council of Economic and Developmental Affairs and the state oil company, Aramco
In June 2017, he succeeded his cousin Mohammed bin Nayef to become the crown prince of Saudi Arabia
He is also the minister of defence, head of the supreme council for state-run oil company Saudi Aramco and chairman of sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund, the main engine tasked with delivering on his diversification drive
The Crown Prince spurred by the need to diversify the oil-reliant economy has pursued a liberalisation drive, he also took initiatives to boost tourism and increase freedom for women
Prince Mohammed, popularly known as MBS, has sought to position himself as a champion of "moderate" Islam, even as his international reputation took a hit from the 2018 murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, whose Washington Post column had criticized the crown prince’s policies
The Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, is the key man behind NEOM, a megacity in the desert with no cars or roads, and all run by machines. NEOM's flagship zero-carbon project "The Line" envisages a city of 1 million people run by smart technology with facial recognition and 5G networks as standard

Before you go ...

A US intelligence report submitted to Congress in February 2021 stated that Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi in Istanbul. The prince in 2019 had said he took "full responsibility" for the killing since it happened on his watch, but denied ordering it
Reports suggest that Mohammed is fond of luxurious items and has spent millions on private jets, superyachts, rare paintings and French chateaus, among others
In 2020, a UN report stated that Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' phone was hacked by a file sent from the WhatsApp account of Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudis called the claim absurd

Last Updated: 25/08/2021

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