Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has promoted his favoured son, Mohammed bin Salman, to crown prince in a shake-up of the established succession order that clears the young royal’s path to the throne.
The prince replaces Mohammed bin Nayef, his cousin, who was also removed from his post as interior minister, where he oversaw domestic security and the kingdom’s counter-terrorism policy.
The move cements the elevation of Mohammed bin Salman, who as deputy crown prince has been the driving force behind the Gulf state’s ambitious plans to overhaul the oil-dependent economy, including the planned partial privatisation of Saudi Aramco.
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