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Saudi Royal Family Considering Replacement For Crown Prince bin Salman
The major French daily Le Figaro on Thursday published a bombshell story which reports the Saudi royal family is actively considering a replacement to crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) as next in line to succeed his father King Salman as the kingdom finds itself under the greatest international pressure and scrutiny it’s faced in its modern history over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — widely believed to have been killed on orders of MbS himself.
The Li Figaro report’s unnamed diplomatic source says the Allegiance Council, which is historically the body responsible for approving the order of succession to the throne, is currently meeting in secret (translation from the French):
For several days, the Allegiance Council for the ruling Saudi family is meeting in the utmost discretion, says a diplomatic source to Le Figaro in Paris. The information has been confirmed by a Saudi Arabian contacted in Riyadh. Composed of a delegate representing each of the clans — at least seven — of the royal family, this body, responsible for inheritance problems, examines the situation created by the disappearance, still unresolved, more than a fortnight ago, of the journalist dissident Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
The report in France’s oldest top three national newspapers further suggests the ruling family is seeking to replace the 33-year old MbS with his much less ambitious and more predictable brother, Prince Khalid bin Salman.
The council was already seen as having broken the customary rules of succession last year when it appointed MbS as the new crown prince over next-in-line to the throne Mohammed bin Nayef; however, the council’s authority has tended to be seen as a rubber stamp on already decided succession by the most powerful figures within the ruling family.
The Le Figaro report further cited a Saudi source who explained the transition wouldn’t necessarily be immediate, but that Khalid would gradually replace his brother.
Khalid, who’s even younger than MbS at 28, is said to be popular both at home and abroad, and is generally seen as someone who can improve the kingdom’s image in the West.
He’s been Saudi ambassador to the United States since taking the post in April 2017 but was recalled last week, according to The New York Times. He flew directly back to Riyadh where he was present for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s high pressure but brief visit with King Salman and MbS to discuss to Khashoggi disappearance.
Newsweek summarizes his political career as follows:
Before becoming an ambassador, the prince was an adviser at Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Washington as well as at the Ministry of Defense in Riyadh, according to his bio on the embassy’s website. Prior to that, he served as a pilot in the kingdom’s air force, flying F-15s and taking parting in more than 50 combat missions in Syria and Yemen.
When he took his post in Washington, Marcelle M. Wahba, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and president of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, told Saudi Arabia’s English-language newspaper Arab News that Prince Khalid’s biggest challenge would be improving and broadening the kingdom’s image.
If the ruling family is pushing to replace MbS, it’s likely to be announced fast (or at least “leaks” of the news will continue) in order to relieve the continued pressure on Riyadh.
Currently a public campaign is mounting for lobbying and media companies to pull out of Saudi events, especially the Saudi Future Investment Initiative summit set for this month — which as of Thursday US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would not be attending, adding his name to a host of other officials.
9 Comments on "Saudi Royal Family Considering Replacement For Crown Prince bin Salman"
Duncan Idaho on Fri, 19th Oct 2018 10:29 am
Even this brutal, backward society needs to replace the Clown Prince, a sick psychopath, even by SA standards.
SA had 2 million people before oil discoveries, and 30 million now.
Might be time to go back to 2.
Peter Saul on Fri, 19th Oct 2018 6:36 pm
Just a month ago, the President said that Saudi government will not last without American help.
Now it looks like SA is controlling USA.
Saudis threaten to use the oil weapon.
If they do that, then USA can remove the sanctions on Iran and let it flow into the World markets.
Saudi oil weapon will only damage the Opec cartel and more people will see the justification to move into hybrids, plugin and electric vehicles.
Cloggie on Sat, 20th Oct 2018 12:56 am
Finally admitting the obviousL
“Saudi Arabia finally admits Jamal Khashoggi died in their consulate but claim it was a ‘FISTFIGHT’ and Trump says it’s CREDIBLE: 18 arrested, five intelligence officers fired but regime will not say where journalist’s missing body is”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6296635/Saudi-Arabia-ADMITS-Jamal-Khashoggi-dead.html
Bye-bye MBS, you just “made a killing”.
Randy Siegel on Sat, 20th Oct 2018 11:56 am
I think Al Jazeera provided better coverage on this affair than any other website.
All this shows that USA is still addicted to oil and will do whatever their Saudi masters tell them to do.
Hope we slowly move into electric transport age and end our dependence on both Oil and the Saudis who control it.
Free Speech Message Board on Sat, 20th Oct 2018 9:37 pm
Maybe the debt will be paid off by illegal immigrants, technology, a zero percent tax rate, or magic fairy dust, but the reality is that the US debt is increasing constantly, no one cares, and spending more money to reduce the debt will only lead to disaster.
Debt didn’t work out too well for Rome, Germany, Japan, Greece, or Zimbabwe.
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
DerHundistLos on Sun, 21st Oct 2018 12:23 am
The leaders of Saudi Arabia are just like other people. For example, Prince Mohamed bin Zayed is one of the world’s largest funding source for wildlife conservation. His Eminence has saved countless species from falling into the extinction abyss. The world owes this gentleman a collective debt of thanks. I wrote HIs Eminence just such a letter on personal stationary and I was most pleasantly surprised to receive a most cordial and personal letter of reply.
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DerHundistLos on Sun, 21st Oct 2018 12:24 am
Prince Mohamed bin Zayed for Crown Prince!!!!!!!!
makati1 on Sun, 21st Oct 2018 2:18 am
Derhund, what a piece of bullshit! He spends a few dollars for positive publicity, claiming great deeds, then executes/beheads hundreds of people for minor infractions of the Muslim beliefs. Not to mention the Yemen disaster. Radical people like him need to be executed, preferably flogged to death, not praised.
DerHundistLos on Sun, 21st Oct 2018 4:40 am
makati1-
Be careful. You are frequently prone to exaggeration. You know NOTHING about His Eminence’s conservation work, which is huge; unfortunately, as in the case of your accusing Gail Something of making lots of money off of her writing, you are talking out of your ass.
Except the British Royal Family, Prince Mohamed bin Zayed spends more on conservation than any other single person. He makes Gates/Buffet look like the worst of misers.
For you, EVERYTHING is bad, doom, gloom, etc. What’s the point in living if you have no hope, Christ.
https://www.speciesconservation.org/media-center/