Meet Saudi Arabia’s New King,Salman

New King Salman has been crown prince and defense minister since 2012 (read about the old king here). He was governor of Riyadh province for five decades before that.Salman bin Abdulaziz, who was named crown prince in June 2012, was Abdullah’s third heir to the throne after two elder brothers died in late 2011 and mid-2012. As the new King of Saudi Arabia, home to 28 million people, he will also serve as Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

But the 79-year-old has reportedly been in poor health in recent years, and is perhaps unlikely to rule for as long as his elder sibling.King Salman’s crown prince will be his younger brother Prince Muqrin, the youngest surviving son of King Abdulaziz

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