Saudi Arabia’s important crown Napoleon has been named high minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle blazoned Tuesday night.
Mohammed bin Salman, who has been the area’s de facto sovereign for several times, was preliminarily serving as deputy high minister under King Salman as well as defence minister.
He’s being replaced as defence minister by his youngish family, Khalid bin Salman, who was preliminarily deputy defence minister.
The heads of other critical ministries, including interior, foreign and energy, remained in place, according to a royal decree from King Salman published by the sanctioned Saudi Press Agency.
Prince Mohammed, who turned 37 last month, has been first in line to succeed his father as king since 2017.
He came defence minister in 2015, a crucial step in a nippy connection of power that saw him take the lead on major portfolios.
Saudi Arabia has for times sought to quell enterprise over the health of 86- time-old King Salman, who has ruled the world’s top oil painting exporter since 2015.
In 2017, it dismissed reports and mounting enterprise that the king was planning to abnegate in favour of Prince Mohammed.
King Salman has been hospitalised doubly so far this time, most lately a one- week stay in May that involved tests including a colonoscopy, according to state media reports.
