Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was named the country\u2019s prime minister on Tuesday.
\nKing Salman also ordered a cabinet reshuffle, naming his son Khalid Bin Salman, the former deputy defence minister, as the new defence minister.
\nPrince Abdulaziz Bin Salman stays as energy minister under a new cabinet, to be headed by the crown prince, according to a royal decree.
\nForeign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, Finance Minister Moham\u00admed al Jadaanand and Investment Minister Khalid al Falih kept their positions in the new cabinet.
\nPrince Mohammed, who turned 37 last month, has been first in line to succeed his father as king since 2017.
\nSaudi Arabia has for years sought to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old king, who has ruled the world\u2019s top oil exporter since 2015.
\nIn 2017, it dismissed reports and mounting speculation that the king was planning to abdicate in favour of Prince Mohammed.
\nPrince Mohammed became defence minister in 2015, a key step in a swift consolidation of power.
\nIn that role he has overseen Saudi Arabia\u2019s military activities in Yemen, where Riyadh leads a coalition backing the internationally recognised government in its fight against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.
\nHe has also become the public face of a sweeping reform agenda known as Vision 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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