Saudi Crown Prince appointed prime minister

Tuesday, 27 September 2022 22:10

By Reuters

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become the Kingdom's Prime Minister, a Saudi royal decree said on Tuesday.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the cabinet reshuffle, with Khalid bin Salman, the former Deputy Defence Minister, appointed as the new Defence Minister.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman remains Energy Minister under the new cabinet, while Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih also kept their positions.

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