Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

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Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, known for his ambitious Vision 2030 reform program, assertive foreign policy, and controversial human rights record.


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instanceOf Saudi Arabian politician
crown prince
de facto head of government
human
academicDegree bachelor's degree in law
associatedWith NEOM megacity project
Red Sea tourism project
cultural and sports events strategy in Saudi Arabia
assumedOffice Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on 2017-06-21
Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia on 2015-01-23
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia on 2022-09-27
countryOfCitizenship Saudi Arabia
criticizedFor alleged involvement in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi
crackdown on activists and dissidents
role in Yemen humanitarian crisis
dateOfBirth 1985-08-31
deFactoLeaderOf Saudi Arabia
educatedAt King Saud University
ethnicGroup Arabs
familyName Al Saud
father Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
fullName Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
givenName Mohammed
initiated Saudi Vision 2030
involvedIn Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
normalization talks with Israel
knownFor anti-corruption campaign of 2017
assertive foreign policy
crackdown on dissent
economic reform program Vision 2030
human rights controversies
social reforms in Saudi Arabia
languagesSpoken Arabic
memberOf House of Saud
monarchDuringTerm Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
mother Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan Al Hithlain
notableWork Saudi Vision 2030
numberOfChildren 5
oversaw initial public offering of Saudi Aramco
patronymicName bin Salman
placeOfBirth Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
policyFocus economic diversification
reducing dependence on oil
social liberalization within conservative framework
positionHeld Chairman of the Board of NEOM
Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs
Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs
Chairman of the Public Investment Fund
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
predecessor Muhammad bin Nayef
promoted expansion of entertainment sector in Saudi Arabia
lifting ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia
religion Sunni Islam
residence Al-Salam Palace
Al-Yamamah Palace
Riyadh
spouse Sara bint Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud


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