Mohammed bin Salman
1985 – ? Saudi crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia
Saudi crown prince who concentrated power, launched the Vision 2030 economic plan, and drew condemnation over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
- Religion
- Sunni Muslim
- Affiliations
- House of Saud, Public Investment Fund
Mohammed bin Salman, a grandson of Ibn Saud, rose rapidly to become Saudi Arabia's crown prince in 2017 and the effective ruler of the kingdom. He launched Vision 2030, a plan to diversify the economy away from oil, eased some social restrictions, and expanded the Public Investment Fund into a giant global investor. His rule has also been marked by a crackdown on dissent, the detention of rivals and activists, the war in Yemen, and the 2018 killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, which a US intelligence assessment concluded he had approved, an accusation he denies.
Connections
- family of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud — Grandson of the kingdom's founder.
- family of Ibn Saud — His grandfather, founder of the kingdom.
- family of Ibn Saud — His grandson, crown prince and de facto ruler.
- family of Salman of Saudi Arabia — His father, the king.
- family of Salman of Saudi Arabia — His son and crown prince.
In the timeline
- 2016 Announcement of Saudi Vision 2030 the architect of the plan
- 2016 Saudi Arabia unveils Vision 2030 mentioned
- 2017 Mohammed bin Salman Named Crown Prince the new crown prince
- 2018 Killing of Jamal Khashoggi the crown prince a US assessment tied to the killing
- 2022 China and Gulf states discuss oil sales in yuan the Saudi leader