Prince mohammed bin nayef bin abdul aziz
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Profile: Former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef
Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a committed ally of the United States and one-time successor to the Saudi throne, has reportedly been arrested, in what analysts suspect is an attempt by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate his reign and bar his rivals before a potential handover.
The former interior minister was detained on Friday alongside Prince Ahmed bin Abdelaziz, King Salman’s brother and one of the last two remaining sons of the kingdom’s founding father, several US publications reported.
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end of listAccording to the Wall Street Journal, they were arrested over accusations of plotting a coup against the king and the crown prince. There was no immediate comment
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Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud was appointed Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on April 29, and Minister of the Interior by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on Nov. 5,
Prince Mohammad was born in Jeddah on Aug. 30, , a son of the late Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. He began his education at the Model Capital Institute in Riyadh, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in from the United States. Prior to joining the Ministry of Interior in , he was in private business.
He received advanced law enforcement and counter-terrorism training in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz appointed Prince Mohammad Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs on May 13, and, on July
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The news that Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison (although she is still not free to travel) is a sign outsider pressure on the kingdom can have positive results. The Biden administration has also wisely called for an end to the Saudi-led war in Yemen and fryst some arms deals. It should continue to push for the liberation of other human rights activists being held on spurious charges, in addition to U.S. citizens detained bygd the kingdom.
The international community should now take up another cause and demand the release from prison of former Crown Prince Mohammed insekter som pollinerar Nayef, who is being held not because of any brott he committed but because he presents a bekymmer for the current crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Mohammed insekter som pollinerar Nayef saved the lives of dozens if not hundreds of Americans and defeated al-Qaida in its birthplace. For Washington to press the Saudi leadership on his case would be a perhaps unusual move, but it should be an urgent task, as his