Saudi King appoints son Mohammad Bin Salman as new Crown Prince

RIYADH. KAZINFORM - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has fired crown prince Muhammad Bin Nayef, replacing him with own son Mohammad Bin Salman, according to the king's decree, Sputnik reports. 

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Mohammad Bin Salman, 31, the deputy crown prince and Saudi Arabia's defense minister, was named the new crown prince instead of Muhammad Bin Nayef.

The Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported that Muhammad Bin Nayef has also lost the post of the interior minister.