Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, [1] formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ولي عهد المملكة العربية السعودية, romanized: Waliyy ʿAhd al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya as-Suʿūdiyya) is the second-most important position in Saudi Arabia, second to the King, and is his designated successor.

Jan 25, 2025 · Saudi Arabia - Crown Prince, MBS, Reforms: Mohammed bin Salman was already an active policy maker prior to becoming the heir apparent. Having been immediately appointed defense minister upon his father’s accession, he quickly launched an aggressive military policy in Yemen known as Operation Decisive Storm.

Sep 28, 2022 · Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime minister - a post that is traditionally held by the king. The 37-year-old son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86,...

Oct 6, 2020 · Few people outside Saudi Arabia had heard of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud before his father became king in 2015. But now, the 35-year-old crown prince is considered the de facto ruler of the...

Feb 8, 2023 · King Salman announced a major reshuffle where MBS became Saudi Arabia's crown prince, or the king's designated successor.

Sep 27, 2022 · Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the kingdom’s prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle ordered by King Salman, according to a royal decree published by the...

Mar 3, 2022 · Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, an inmate advocates for his own death, finding empathy for COVID skeptics, and new fiction by Paul Yoon.

Jan 21, 2019 · Saudi Arabia's 33-year-old crown prince and de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is an unusual figure in the history of the Saudi royal family. Here is a timeline of events explaining...

Jan 23, 2025 · President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2018.