Saudi Prince's Rise to Power Caps Two Years of Seismic Change
- At 31, Mohammed bin Salman becomes the heir to the throne
- His generation has ‘different dreams’ for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Shake-Up
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In his lightning rise to power in two years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shaken things up in ways not seen since the founding of the kingdom 85 years ago.
Abroad, he escalated the war in Yemen and this month cut ties with neighboring Qatar. At home, he instigated an economic overhaul that’s popular with foreign investors, but harder to swallow for some Saudis. At 31, he is heir to the throne, effectively running the world’s largest oil exporter now and likely for decades to come.