Prince salman bin abdulaziz shot in head

He is the heir apparent to the Saudi throne , the seventh son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia , and the grandson of the nation's founder, Ibn Saud. After obtaining a law degree from King Saud University , he became an advisor to his father in He was appointed deputy crown prince and defense minister after his father became king in , then promoted to crown prince in Mohammed succeeded his father as prime minister in Since his appointment as crown prince in , Mohammed has introduced a series of social and economic reforms; these include curtailing the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment by restricting the powers of the religious police and improving women's rights , removing the ban on female drivers in , and weakening the male-guardianship system in However, he also continues to repress women's rights activists.

Mishari bin abdulaziz al saud death

Under Mohammed, Saudi Arabia has pursued an "aggressive" [ 1 ] foreign policy aimed at increasing the country's regional and international influence and attracting greater foreign investment. Mohammed leads an authoritarian government. Those regarded as political dissidents are systematically repressed through methods including imprisonment and torture; citizens face arrest for social media posts that mildly criticise government policies.

He is the eldest of his mother's six children and the eighth child and seventh son of his father. After graduating from university, Mohammed spent several years in the private sector before becoming an aide to his father. He worked as a consultant for the Experts Commission, working for the Saudi Cabinet.