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‘In Saudi Arabia, absolute loyalty to MBS and Salman secures power’

Umar Karim, a researcher at the University of Birmingham, discusses the recent royal decree allowing the eldest member of the Council of Ministers to preside in the absence of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).

‘In Saudi Arabia, absolute loyalty to MBS and Salman secures power’

Mohammad bin Salman attends a swearing-in ceremony naming him the country's new prime minister, at the al-Salam royal palace in Jeddah on Sept. 27, 2022. (Credit: AFP)

On Aug. 10, King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree permitting the eldest member of the Council of Ministers to preside over sessions in the absence of both the king and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who also serves as prime...
On Aug. 10, King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree permitting the eldest member of the Council of Ministers to preside over sessions in the absence of both the king and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who also serves as prime...